Meanwhile, Sasha had yet to get rid of the irritating man.
The startled Sasha gasped out her reply, âHuh? Are you serious?â
âI think it has something to do with their current situationâthey need our help to keep things under
control,â Andy made himself clear that Sasha needed to make her way over as soon as possible.
Unable to turn him down, Sasha made her way back to the office to realize that Andy had everything,
including the ticket ready on her behalf.
To her surprise, he had gotten two tickets ready.
âY-Youââ
âNancy, I know youâre against the idea of having Mr. George involved, but we donât have time to get in
touch with others. Just brace yourself through the trip with him.â
Andy tried his best to console the infuriated Sasha when he figured out that she was about to lose her
cool.
Meanwhile, Solomon, who had long made his way to Andyâs office, brought himself up and greeted the
duo when he heard their conversation, âMr. Rind, Itâs my honor to be of aid. Iâm sure weâre going to get
along with one another during the trip.â
As much as she was against the idea, she had no choice but to have him join her for the trip as she
couldnât afford to put her career at stake.
Sasha, who was on her way to the airport with Solomon, wouldnât stop calling Lance as she hadnât
informed him of her upcoming trip.
âThe number you have dialed is unavailable.â
âThe number you haveââ
Where the heck is Lance? Has something happened to him? Oh god! Should I make a trip home to make
sure that everythingâs fine before heading to the airport? Urgh!
Solomon, who was seated next to Sasha, noticed that she had her eyes glued to her phone with her face
scrunched up in irritation. After much hesitation, he asked, âWhatâs wrong? Is everything fine?â
âI-Itâs not a big deal, but I canât seem to reach my cousin.â
âHuh?â
Solomon was thrilled as Sasha had responded to him. He asked, âMaybe his phone is out of service for
the time being. Why donât you go ahead and try to reach the landline instead? If youâre able to get
through the landline, itâs safe to assume that your cousin is currently away from home.â
Out of the blue, a light bulb went on in Sashaâs head when she heard him.
The call got through within a few seconds. As no one picked up the call, it was safe to assume that
Lance wasnât home.
Sasha felt a sense of relief and made up her mind to give it one last try the moment they reached the
airport.
Unable to contain his excitement anymore, Solomon looked out the window with his pair of eyes
gleaming and a bright grin hanging on his face.
He was no longer the sulking man he had been throughout the past few days.
Unfortunately, he was in a foul mood again the moment he saw someone as soon as they reached the
airport.
Startled by her cousinâs presence, Sasha stammered, âL-Lennie, what are you doing here? Did someone
send you here? Arenât youââ
Unable to fathom the reason Lance was aware of their trip to Corleon, she gaped at his presence as he
had reached the airport ahead of them.
What is he doing here? He had been staying in his room since his return last night. I mean, he didnât
even show up this morning to send Vivi to preschool! Most importantly, how did he get here ahead of us?
Lance glared at Sasha and asserted in a callous tone, âI found out that youâre making a trip abroad after
getting in touch with your colleagues. Go get me a ticket as well.â
Sasha was rendered speechless by her cousinâs instructions.
On the other hand, Solomon couldnât take it anymore. He stepped forward and explained, âLance, I donât
think youâre supposed to tag along when weâre going there for business. Itâs extremely dangerous. Also,
donât you have to look after Vivian?â
As soon as Sasha recalled her daughter, she exclaimed, âHeâs right, Lennie! Why donât you stay here to
keep Vivi company? If she canât find us, Iâm sure sheâs going toââ
She couldnât even finish her sentence as her cousin interrupted her by asking with his brows furrowed,
âAre you sure youâre not heading abroad for a leisure trip with him?â
Lance didnât even bother to choose his words. Instead, he remarked sarcastically as if he had intended
to pick on Solomon.
Sasha thought she was hearing things as the rhetorical question Lance had directed at Solomon
sounded more like a warning.
Am I hearing things? Lance seems so different! Has he always been such a mean person? Although I
have always allowed him to have his own way, Iâm still older than him at the end of the day! Shouldnât he
show me some respect?
Sasha looked at Lance in disbelief and reprimanded him, âHello? Are you sure youâre allowed to talk to
me in this manner? Weâre going abroad for business! I need you to stay here and look after Vivi!â
To her surprise, Lance asserted in a serious tone, âYou donât have to worry because I have sorted out
everything before making my way here.â
Once again, Sasha was rendered speechless by the domineering manâs reply as she knew she wouldnât
be able to change his mind.
Well, he has been acting the same way since a few days ago. Forget about it. Heâs only acting weird
because Solomonâs joining my trip.
Sasha paid no heed to Lanceâs odd behavior and got him a ticket for the same flight without a second
thought.
After acquiring his ticket, Lanceâs expression finally softened.