Chapter 176 Hot Milk
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Wendy had just finished showering and was lying in bed with a face mask on. It had rained in the mountains; the ground was damp, and everything around felt moist. Wendy wasn’t used to the humidity and had a mild allergic reaction–red rashes had started to car on her face.
Thankfully, Sammy had brought allergy medicine and had just helped apply it before heading back to her
own room.
Chase let out a sigh. “That’s what I’ve been saying too, but there’s so much going on, I don’t even know where to start. Waylon’s got a death grip on the Harrison family, and neither Fabien nor Millie has shown their face.”
Now that Henry and Larry were gone, all of Harrison Group’s affairs were being handled by Fabien, alone. With something this big happening, the company’s stock had also started to fluctuate; Fabien was growing more and more anxious.
“Don’t panic. From what I know about Henry, if Larry really is in his hands, he won’t kill him that quickly. He’ll want to take his time and play with him. You’ve still got–time. As long as Larry’s alive, I can stabilize the situation as soon as I’m back.”
The timing of Larry’s disappearance couldn’t have been more perfect.
Typhoon Corp had only just established itself in Gennemont a few days ago, and the person in charge of Quinn Group one of the giants in the business world–was away on a business trip. When word got out, plenty of people worried Henry might be behind it. They wanted to reach out to Wendy for advice, but there was no signal in the mountains.
Some were even worried Wendy had gone missing too. Luckily, Maggie, Jeremy, and the others at Quinn Group were holding down the fort and confirmed that Wendy was safe and sound.
“Cliff Haven’s roads are slick; you have to be really careful. Why don’t I just come find you? I don’t have any surgeries lined up for the next few days–I could come stay with you.”
Wendy had originally wanted Chase to come. The mountain scenery was beautiful, and even the rain couldn’t hide the charm of the place. She had hoped Chase could see it with his own eyes.
She’d even already decided, once Cliff Haven was finished being built, she wanted to set aside a house for the two of them.
The noise of the city was exhausting; they could hide away in the mountains instead.
But things had been too busy lately. Even if Chase came, she wouldn’t have time to be with him; besides, the slippery roads really were dangerous.
Wendy reached up and touched her cheek with her fingertips. Remembering her allergy, she quickly said, “Forget it. It’s fine. I’ll be back in three or four days. Just wait for me at home.”
There was a brief pause.
“Okay,” Chase said. “I’ll wait for you at home.”
Zynn hadn’t been sleeping well in the mountains. With barely any signal, her phone might as well have been a paperweight. For someone like Zynn, who basically couldn’t function without her phone, it was
torture.
Chapter 176 Hot Milk
The TV was on in the room; the noise from some variety show buzzed in the background, but it wasnt doing anything to calm her down. She glanced down at her phone.
Spotty reception; a message had come in about twenty minutes ago. Patrick handled a lot of work directly with Zynn. She had to admit–Patrick was an interesting guy.
Zynn often got stuck in work mode and couldn’t snap out of it; chatting with Patrick for a bit always pulled her right back to herself.
Patrick had texted: “You’re in the mountains, I’m in the mountains too.
Zynn let out a chuckle. She remembered Patrick had just joined the shoot—seemed like this one had a mountain set.
Zynn texted back: “It rains all the time here. Every single day. I hate this kind of weather.”
She had just hit send when someone knocked on the door.
She was staying on the same side as Sammy and Wendy and figured it was Sammy coming to talk about work for tomorrow. Still in her pajamas, she got up and opened the door. The moment she saw who it was, she frowned. She pulled the door in toward herself slightly, clearly not planning to let him in.
“What are you doing here?”
Gavin held up a thermos. “I know you don’t sleep well when it rains. I brought you some hot milk. Drink it before bed.”
Zynn glanced at it and said quietly, “It’s fine. I don’t need it. Give it to one of your coworkers.”
She started to close the door.
Earlier that day, Gavin had been hanging around some coworker–Zynn thought her name was Linda. She’d been glued to his side, and every time Gavin so much as looked in Zynn’s direction, Linda would glare daggers at her.
As a woman, there was no way she’d miss Linda’s signals. Zynn couldn’t help but smile a little. And Gavin had claimed he’d been alone all those years overseas–sure didn’t look that way now.
Just as she was about to close the door, Gavin reached out and blocked it with his hand.
He looked at her, a little hurt. “Can you not do this? Can’t we at least be friends? I remember you used to love drinking milk. Every night before bed, you’d ask me to heat some up for you. What, now that you hate me, you won’t even drink milk anymore?”
It was unbelievable how someone could be so full of himself. Zynn didn’t even know what to say.
She just laid it all out for him. “It’s just a little thing. It’s not that I don’t drink milk–I just don’t want anything to do with you. Gavin, we broke up. A long time ago. Do you get that?”
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