After bringing Olivia Zane back to the villa and not seeing Titus Zane, Nathan Moore’s mood was displeased. He returned to his own room to call Titus Zane, but there was no answer.
Considering she had returned on last night’s flight, it was possible that she was resting at this time, so he did not disturb her again until dinner time, when he finally received a call from Titus Zane.
Standing in front of the window, Nathan Moore’s complexion wasn’t good, so when Titus Zane actively called him and asked.
"Nathan Moore, did you call me?"
He coldly threw out two words.
"Oh, then I must have seen it wrong. I won’t disturb you any longer, I’ll hang up now..."
Uttering these two words through gritted teeth, Nathan Moore’s tense handsome face relaxed slightly when he heard the cheerful laughter coming from the receiver. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ novelꞁire.net
"Why didn’t you come back?"
"I... It’s quite nice staying alone in the hotel, and besides, I don’t know how to face Lily if I were to move back into your house."
"We used to live together before."
"How can it be the same! Before, it was forced, but now..."
"Now what?" Through the receiver, Titus Zane couldn’t see the tender smile lifting the corners of Nathan Moore’s lips as he hastily said, "I need to hang up, haven’t had dinner yet."
Then, she hung up the phone, feeling a sense of guilt akin to stealing someone, full of self-reproach, anxiety, and mixed with a trace of joy.
Standing at the window, Nathan Moore could imagine the conflicted woman’s demeanor, certainly filled with self-reproach and delight. Even though she had already hung up, he still held the phone to his ear, gazing ahead with a slight smile on his lips.
"Nathan, it’s time for dinner." Olivia Zane, unbeknownst to him, had already stood behind him. Nathan Moore turned around; the tenderness on his lips disappeared, eyebrows slightly furrowed, "It’s okay for the maid to call me, why don’t you ever listen."
Olivia Zane smiled gently, "I just walk slowly, it’s not like I can’t move."
"Let’s go, time for dinner." Nathan Moore casually draped his arm over Olivia Zane’s shoulder, escorting her out of the room together.
Lily Zane made an appointment with Titus Zane to meet in the hotel room she booked. At 10 a.m., Titus Zane got ready simply and set off for the appointment.
The hotel where Lily Zane stayed was far from the city center. It was said that celebrities coming to T City for performances liked to stay here because its relatively remote location allowed them to avoid being surrounded by fans.
From the hotel where Titus Zane stayed to the meeting place, it was a forty-minute ride by car. After getting out of the taxi, she looked up at the towering building and took out her phone from her bag to call Lily Zane.
"Lily... I’ve arrived... Come down, shall we go to your room? Okay then..."
After hanging up, Lily Zane spread her hand in front of Colt Thornton.
"Mr. Thornton, can you give me the money now?"
Colt Thornton pinched Lily Zane’s face and stuffed a card into the cleavage of her low-cut shirt, "There’s a hundred thousand here, the rest I’ll give you after it’s all done."
"Mr. Thornton, I’ve already invited her over, she can’t run away now, can she?"
Lily Zane pushed the card deeper into her neckline and tucked it into her bra, looking at Colt Thornton sorrowfully, hoping to get all of her remuneration at once to avoid the awkwardness in case of being discovered.
"I said you’ll get it when it’s done, so wait, or don’t take it at all!" Colt Thornton pinched Lily Zane’s cheek again, his tone was smiling but the intimidation was clear.
Lily Zane had no choice but to give up, "Alright, I’ll go to the room next door first."
With a woman like Lily Zane who seemed too frail to withstand any trouble, escape was unlikely, and since they would no longer be partners after this, even if she found out, it wouldn’t matter—especially with Colt Thornton backing her up.
Stepping out of the elevator, Titus Zane headed to the room that Lily Zane mentioned; behind her, another elevator door also opened, and Felix Shaw stepped out with a sullen expression on his handsome face.