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“Obviously,” I sighed.
“Obviously.”
We disconnected, and I arranged for a first-class ticket from SFO to O’Hare, but I was still grounded for hours before I could get back to the Gable Place. I also attempted to call Mylee’s phone, but every time I did, it went through to voicemail as well. A gnawing sense of dread formed in my gut.
I got Jamie on the line, and the security guard answered on the first ring.
“Are you still with Ms. Lynn?” I demanded.
“Of course, sir.”
“Where are you?”
“At the Silverpiece offices.”
I frowned. “Are you sure she’s there?” I asked suspiciously.
“I’m sure. I’m sitting outside her office right now.”
“And you can see her?”
“As clear as the hand in front of me.”
“Put her on the phone,” I ordered.
Jamie hesitated. “She’s on a call, sir.”
I grimaced again. “Tell her to call me the second she gets off.”
“Of course, Mr. Webb.”
But that call never came, and when I called Jamie before I caught my flight, he didn’t answer.
What the fuck are we paying these assholes for?I thought furiously.
Kai paced the main floor when I arrived at the Gable Place penthouse, and I glowered at him. “Why didn’t you answer your fucking phone?”
“What?” he asked dully.
“Your phone!”
He looked around, and I realized he was in shock. “Where’s your phone?”
He shrugged helplessly, and I steeled my temper.
“What happened, Kai?” I muttered, ushering him into a chair.
He plopped unceremoniously onto one of the cushioned dining room seats and stared up at the second floor of the penthouse listlessly, as if expecting Mylee to materialize.
“I really don’t know,” he mewled. “I had to come home mid-day unexpectedly, and I took her by surprise. I think she intended to be out of here before anyone knew she was gone.”
The wind knocked out of my chest.
He saw her go. This isn’t something he dreamed up.
“That doesn’t make any sense. She must have said something. Where did she go? Why did she leave?”
“I really don’t know. She just said it’s better this way. She gave me a kiss on the cheek and asked me to understand.”
