Chapter 2017

Chapter 2017qEven after ten days, Danrique still had not returned. The man seemed quite busy. At first, he would
call Francesca every day because he missed her, even though it was only for a few minutes.
After a while, Danrique just stopped calling.
Navig@te back to th€ roots of thïš substance at n0v^lebookFrancesca forced herself to ignore the man, but that only lasted for two days before she started
sending him messages.
The woman tried to convince herself that Danrique only ignored her messages because he was busy
dealing with urgent matters and that he would contact her as soon as he had the time.
However, she still had not heard from the man even after another two days.
That was when Francesca began to get anxious. Worried that something might have happened to
Danrique, she reached out to Gordon to confirm the situation.
Gordon then assured Francesca that Danrique was busy but fine and that the man would contact her in
a few days. Danrique also wanted Gordon to remind the woman to stop worrying about him and focus
on her recovery instead.
Francesca immediately grew angry when she heard all that, so she had Gordon ask Danrique why the
man had time to contact his subordinate but not her.
“If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave, Ms. Felch.” Gordon was not a sensitive man, so he had no
idea that Francesca was upset.
“Sure. You may leave,” responded Francesca.
However, the woman would call for Gordon once again before long. Bored, Francesca was going
through the news while lying on the sofa when she came across an article about Hazel visiting abranch of Lindberg Corporation in Summerbank, M Nation.
Hazel kept a high profile by having the media take photos of her attending local banquets and meeting
with local politicians and wealthy businessmen. The press even hailed her as a capable
businesswoman of the new generation and someone worthy of Danrique.
Francesca became upset again after seeing the news, so she immediately summoned Gordon back to
ask if the article was true.
As a straightforward person, Gordon did not think twice before informing Francesca that Hazel had
indeed gone to Summerbank to visit the branch and that the press was responsible for the comment on
Hazel's compatibility with Danrique.
“So Danrique's in Summerbank too?” questioned Francesca, who was already boiling with anger.
“Yes,” replied Gordon with a nod almost immediately.
With a stony expression, Francesca instantly threw her tablet out the window and into the swimming
pool without another word. The device made a splashing sound when it plunged into the body of water.
“Uh...” Gordon was stunned when he finally realized that Francesca was mad, so he quickly added,
“You mustn't misunderstand, Ms. Felch. Even though Mr. Lindberg and Ms. Atkinson arrived in
Summerbank on the same day, it wasn't planned.”
“They arrived in Summerbank on the same day?” At that point, Francesca got even more upset. “I
never should've trusted him. I thought he went there for work, but it turns out that he only did it for
Hazel.”
“No, no, that's not it.”
“Shut up and get out!” Furious, Francesca refused to listen to anyone.The woman was convinced that Danrique and Hazel were dating in Summerbank, and the more she
thought about it, the angrier she got.
Francesca decided to call Danrique. The call went through but was outright declined, which served only
to add fuel to the fire. Is that b*stard refusing to answer my call because he's with Hazel now?
The woman then texted Danrique: Return my call immediately!
Francesca was so furious that she could not wait for another second longer.
Before long, Danrique did as requested. “What's wrong? Did something happen?” inquired the man in
an anxious tone because he was worried.
“Are you with Hazel now?” questioned Francesca straightforwardly.
Danrique kept quiet in response as if wondering why the woman would throw such a question at him.
Francesca almost second-guessed herself and was about to mention the news article when she
suddenly heard the sweet voice of a woman.
“Danrique, I'm done changing. Let's go!”