Felix blinked at him in confusion, nearly fumbling the phone in the process.
Elias stared at him with a tense expression, his jaw tight and impatience clear in his eyes.
“Quickly,” he said sharply. “Tell her I want to see her.”
Felix looked confused for a second, but before he could say anything, the call was picked up.
The moment the line connected, Felix immediately noticed Elias staring at him intensely from across the study. The anxiety and irritation Elias had been carrying for the past few days had already spread to everyone around him. The employees barely dared to breathe near him lately in fear of triggering another outburst.
Felix straightened slightly before speaking politely.
“Mrs. Creed—”
Amara cut him off instantly.
“I’m Miss Hawk now, Felix,” she corrected coldly. “How many times do I need to remind you?”
Felix immediately looked awkward while Elias narrowed his eyes dangerously from the side.
Felix let out a hesitant laugh and rubbed the back of his neck. “Sorry about that, Miss Hawk.”
Elias crossed his arms tightly over his chest, staring at Felix impatiently as if silently threatening him to hurry up.
Felix cleared his throat before continuing carefully, “I was wondering if you could come over to Mr. Creed’s house. He hasn’t been feeling well these past few days and couldn’t meet you because…” He glanced nervously at Elias before continuing weakly, “…you changed your locks.”
Elias shot him a dark look at that part.
Felix immediately corrected himself. “What I mean is… he’s been really worried about you since you haven’t seen each other in days. He called you several times, but you never answered.”
On the other side of the call, there was a faint rustling sound before Amara sat down on the couch. A moment later, she let out a long breath.
“And what does that have to do with me?” she asked flatly as she leaned back against the couch.
Felix froze for a second, caught off guard by her cold tone, before quickly trying again.
“Miss Hawk, Mr. Creed is really worried about you.”
Standing beside him, Elias immediately nodded in agreement and pointed sharply toward the phone, motioning for Felix to ask about the apartment password.
Felix swallowed nervously under Elias’s intense stare before continuing carefully, “If you could tell us the new password to your apartment, Mr. Creed can come over and see you. You know how worried he gets when it comes to his wife.”
Amara let out a small scoff on the other end of the line.
“I have no idea what you’re talking about,” she answered casually. “I’m divorced now. If there’s a man searching for his wife, tell him to go to the police station and file a missing person report. Stop calling me, for the love of God!”
The line went dead before Felix could even respond.
Silence filled the study.
Felix slowly lowered the phone and looked at Elias awkwardly.
The atmosphere inside the study instantly turned tense.
After a few seconds, Felix forced out a nervous smile and carefully cleared his throat.
“Mr. Creed… I guess Ms. Ha—” The moment he noticed Elias’s cold gaze shift toward him, he immediately corrected himself. “Mrs. Creed isn’t in the mood to see you right now.”
Elias’s jaw tightened.
