The phone rang several times.
Amara held her breath tightly in her chest.
As the ringing continued, disappointment slowly began settling inside her again.
Just when she thought Felix wasn’t going to answer—
The call connected.
“Mrs. Creed?”
Felix’s familiar voice came from the other side.
Relief instantly flooded through her so strongly that her eyes almost burned.
“Felix…” she whispered quickly.
The relief in her voice was impossible to hide.
“Where’s Elias? I want to talk to him.”
Her voice softened helplessly near the end.
On the other side, Felix sounded slightly surprised before answering politely.
“Yes, Mrs. Creed, please give me a moment. Mr. Creed is currently attending an important meeting, but I’ll inform him that you have called.”
Amara immediately straightened in her seat.
Hope rose inside her chest so suddenly that her fingers trembled around the phone. She could hear movement from the otherside. Footsteps. Voices speaking in the background. A door opening somewhere nearby.
Then finally—
“Hello?”
Elias’s deep voice came through the phone.
The moment she heard him, something inside her nearly collapsed.
“Elias…” she whispered softly, her voice breaking slightly. “I want to—”
Before she could finish, sudden noise erupted in the background.
“Mr. Creed!” someone called urgently.
“Mr. Creed, we need you right now!”
“There’s a problem!”
“It’s urgent, sir!”
“Hurry, please come with us!”
Several voices overlapped loudly in the background.
Then Elias’s voice came quickly through the phone again.
“Give me a few minutes. I’ll call you back.”
