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Chapter 524
Maeve glanced at Zion and quickly pieced things together.
She spoke, “Okay, I got it. I’ll get in touch with him later.”
“Alright, Ms. Scott.”
Marve ended the call and turned to Zion, asking, “Did you go through my phone?”
“I didn’t.” Zion’s expression seemed sincere, and Maeve remembered her phone had been with her the entire time. Still, something told her Zion was involved. “Confess now, and you might get a lighter sentence. Resist, and it’ll be much worse.” Content provided by NôvelDrama.Org.
With Maeve’s ultimatum hanging in the air, Zion admitted, “Charlie and Lyra inserted a chip in your phone. It’s been blocking all calls and messages from Sergio.” “And you didn’t think to tell me?”
“forgot”
Zion looked genuinely Innocent. Maeve sighed, tired it sounded like something Chure and Lyra would do. They were clearly determined to keep Sergio from bothering her after their last incident.
“Fine. I’ll call Sergio back now.”
Marve pulled out her phone and, under Zion’s innocent gaze, dialed Sergio’s number and set it to the speaker.
The phone rang only once before Sergio answered. His voice was deep and inquisitive. “Where are you?
“At home.”
“I’ll come pick you up.”
“Don“L” Marve frowned. “L. I’m not at the apartment.”
There was a pause, and then Sergio’s low voice came back. “Are you at Zion’s place?”
Marve looked at Zion. No matter what, she couldn’t let Sergio know she was at the Scott Estate.
“Grandma wants to meet you,” Sergio said.
“Does she want to meet me, or just want to make things worse?”
Hailey had probably seen the news about Maeve and Sergio’s reconciliation at the banquet. If she wanted to meet Maeve now, it wasn’t likely to be for a pleasant chat.
“Don’t worry, I’ll be there to make sure she doesn’t say anything too harsh.”
Sergio’s voice sounded tired. “It’s part of the agreement, so I hope you’ll cooperate”
“Alright, Ell cooperate”
Maeve ended the call, and Zion’s expression tumed even more forlom. Maeve glanced around, puzzled, and said, “What’s with the bitterness?