Chapter 263


    “She stepped out?” Emmett raised his eyebrows. I thought she had a meeting today, right? Is anything


    special going on that she needs


    to bustle out?”


    Ricardo shook his head. “I’m not so sure myself, but her meeting’s probably over. Maybe she has some


    stuff to take care of.”


    Emmett waved his hand dismissively and said, ‘Alright, gotcha. I’ll give her a ringter, you do your


    thing.”


    “Sure thing, Mr. Melendez.”


    After Ricardo left, Emmett immediately dialed ra’s number, only to find no one answering!


    He wasn’t suspecting anything; he was just worried ra might be in a pickle!


    So Emmett decided to shoot her a text. Just as he was about to type, ra called him up.


    “You were looking for me?” ra asked.


    “Where did you run off to? You didn’t even let me in on it.”


    “Oh, my face felt kind of off, so I went to grab some toner. It took me a while to pick one.” ra


    chuckled. “Sorry. I’m heading back now!” “Your face felt off?” Emmett mused, “Alright,e back first;


    we’ll talk then.”


    After hanging up, Emmett looked at his phone, his inner puzzle intensifying.


    ra didn’t seem like the type to go shopping during work hours! So, she must be telling porkies.


    But why? What would ra need to hide?


    Could it have something to do with Taylor Atwood?


    Emmett got up, heading to Ricardo’s office.


    Upon seeing him, Ricardo immediately stood up and asked, “What’s up, Mr. Melendez? If you need


    me, just buzz me, and I’lle over!” “No biggie. Keep an eye on Taylor these couple of days; see


    what he’s up to and who he’s meeting.”


    “Is AW Company being a pain in the neck again?”


    “No, I’ve got other fish to fry.”


    Ricardo nodded. “Alright, I’ll have someone look into it.”


    “Also, if you notice ra sneaking off without telling anyone, especially without telling me, let me know,


    then have someone tail her.”


    Ricardo paused, stealing a nce at Emmett, before nodding, “Got it, Mr. Melendez.”


    Emmett turned on his heel and left, leaving Ricardo in a cloud of confusion.


    Could it be that Mr. Melendez and Ms. Calloway have something fishy going on?


    “Could Ms. Calloway be ying away from home?” Ricardo muttered to himself before quickly covering


    his mouth and ncing around; thankfully, no one heard him.


    “Ugh, that Ms. Calloway really doesn’t know what’s good for her. What’s so great about Taylor? He’s


    miles away from Mr. Melendez. I really don’t get women’s taste.”


    ra hurried back to thepany, deleting all the call logs from Elio..


    As soon as she walked in, she saw Ricardo seemingly waiting for her.


    “Ms. Calloway, Mr. Melendez wants to see you.”


    “Okay, got it.” ra was about to leave.


    Ricardo suddenly stopped her, mysteriously saying, “Ms. Calloway, I don’t know exactly what’s going


    on, but… Mr. Melendez is definitely a catch! You better appreciate him!”


    N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive ? material.


    ra paused, then gave a slight smile and said, “I get it.”


    “Just now I noticed Mr. Melendez seemed a bit down. When you talk to him, be careful! Men, especially


    the kind like Mr. Melendez who value their dignity, usually need to be treated with kid gloves.”


    Tunderstand; thanks, Ricardo!”