âI turned it off.
â
Karina powered up her phone, immediately flooded by a barrage of missed calls.
Most were from Jack.
Clearly, he was worried sick when she didnât return.
Karina dialed Jack back.
âKarina, where are you?â Jackâs voice trembled with urgency.
âIâm in town.
â
âIn town? Are you alright?â
âIâm fine.
Howâd your shoot go?â Karina inquired.
There was a pause.
âThe production crew unexpectedly canceled my segment, saying it was a directive from their boss.
Whatâs going on, Karina?â
Donn must have been behind this.
Karina gripped her phone tightly, swallowing her anger, âItâs not important.
Itâs just one show; youâll get more opportunities.
Where are you now?â
The variety show was not part of her plan.
It was expendable.
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âI stayed overnight at a local farmerâs place since I couldnât find you and didnât know if you were coming back.
I paid him to drive me into town,â Jack explained.
âWhere exactly are you? We can meet up.
â
Karina glanced at Barlow, then answered, âThat wonât be necessary.
Head back to the company.
â
The last thing she wanted was for anyone to see her with Barlow.
âAlright, Karina.
Are you sure youâre okay
âIâm fine.
Weâll talk when I get back.
â She ended the call and looked at Barlow.
âYou kept calling me yesterday like you knew something was going to happen.
What do you know?â