Hannah didn’t bother arguing with them and just called Clive.
“Your people won’t Let me in.”
“I’ll be right out!” Clive said frantically before hanging up.
A few seconds later, Clive was rushing through the door.
“You fools! How dare you stop Miss Moore!” Clive scolded the guards and ushered Hannah into the shop.
The cozy smell of coffee beans greeted her as she stepped inside, immediately making her feel at ease. It also helped that the cafe was playing soft jazz music in the background.
Nothing seemed to be out of place. There was no sign of any fight happening.
Hannah turned to Clive with narrowed eyes.
“You’d better not have lied to me.”
Franklyn had been wanting her help in this negotiation, and had gone so far as to ask Clive to made the request on his behalf.
Now that Hannah was here, however, she couldn’t help but suspect that they had lured her here under false pretenses.
“I didn’t lie at all! Well… Chauncey hit the boss of Homecoming himself.” Clive paused and awkwardly cleared his throat.
“They are currently in a separate, soundproof room on the second floor. I was afraid that things would escalate further, so I decided to call you.”
“Then let’s head over there and check if they’re still alive.”
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Hannah braced herself for the worst, but she had never expected the sight that greeted her.
Chauncey, the so-called tough guy who had landed the first blow, was kneeling in front of Caleb and apologizing profusely. Franklyn was perched on a chair a few feet away, his face sullen.
There wasn’t any sign of a fight in this room either.
Hannah shot Clive another look.
He blinked innocently at her before shuffling to the nearest wall, away from Hannah. He wasn’t expecting this development, either.
Hannah walked into the room. Needless to say, Caleb recognized her at a glance.
He jumped to his feet, surprise written all over his face.
“Miss Moore! What are you doing here?”
And just like that, all eyes were on Hannah.
Clive was shocked that she was acquainted with Caleb, while Franklyn was more stunned at the fact that Caleb was being so courteous toward her.