14 Chapter 14: You have been summoned (1/2)

Laurice and Sid were both curious as to what made the butler so worried that he needed to rushed towards their direction immediately. He almost stumbled on the ground. It would be an ugly fall if he gets too careless.

Butler Han was already panting when he reached the two.

'My knees are giving away.' He thought that he was really getting too old that running a few distance is too exhausting for him already.

He gasp for air before finally abled to speak, ”Young Master, you have been summoned.”

Sid frowned not only at his butler's expressions but at his words as well. Something urgent must have happened. 'What is it that needed his immediate attention? Who's calling him at this hour?' The Walsh Residence only receives calls from the elders or immediate family members and significant relatives as they value their safety and privacy the most.

'Mom?' His mother is currently out of the country. But there is absolutely no reason for her to call him right? And for something that seems grave for that matter. He could not think of any one else who could actually rattle their butler besides his mother, except for another person. 'Liam?' No, why would his brother call him anyway? The company is doing really well. And he will be the first to know if there's an issue that needed his intercession. Besides, his assistant haven't even called him yet.

”Pardon me young master, it is actually Miss Laurice here who was being summoned. We have just received a phone call from a certain Executive Asistant named Al Quentin of the Suma Group of Companies.”

Sid's frown turned deeper.

'Suma Group?'

'How did they even managed to obtain their private line?'

He turned towards Laurice with a probing stare.

It seems they could not contact her for days and did some underhanded scheme to reach the villa's private line which was exclusive that only a few people knew about.

'What's really her background?' Sid did not do a thorough background check on her because he did not want to pry unto her private matters. 'Did he just made the wrong decision?'

Sid wasn't really au courant with the business world so he could not guess how Laurice is somehow related to the Suma Group which is a known business empire in the country.

...

Laurice on the other hand stood rooted to the ground the moment she heard the butler's news.

Her hands twitched ever so slightly but it did not escape Sid's hawk-like eyes. She fell silent for a long awhile. Sid and the butler waited patiently for her.

...

Laurice could not believe her mother would actually resort to something ridiculous. She has only been gone for awhile and her mother could not help herself from torturing her already. She did not contact her at all since she arrived and even her arrival itself was concealed but knowing her mother, she knew it was nearly impossible to actually hide just anything from her.

'So impatient.' She grumbled inwardly.

The moment Laurice thought about her mother and her underhanded tricks to get her to contact her as if luring a bait out of her cave, her expressions darkened.

The aura around her dropped a few degrees.

Suddenly, Laurice finally spoke.

Laurice: ”I'm sorry for the disturbance Mr. Walsh, Butler Han. It is not my intention to involve your family with my own affairs. I shall handle this matter at hand personally and take full responsibility for whatever implications it has or may have cause your household.” She lowered her head and added, ”I ... ”

She heaved a long sigh and continued, ”I need to make a call. But it seems i left my phone in my bag at your car.” She spoke with frigid politeness and tilted at her side to look at the man who seems bothered by the sudden commotion.

She felt extremely guilty. She did not want to cause trouble to these people but she must have been jinxed for some reason.

Sid: ” ... ” 'Mr. Walsh??'