Dumped My Cheating Ex. Now I'm Sleeping Next to a Billionaire CEO novel Chapter 1398

James nodded. "I can tell. He seems to genuinely be in love with Sylvia." He paused, then, as if something came to mind, glanced at Emmy and spoke slowly. "Steve said he had a very strange dream. It was as if he traveled to a parallel universe and witnessed his entire life. He originally didn't like, and could even be said to have despised, the marriage partner the family arranged for him, Sylvia. But after waking up from that dream, he said he fell in love with her." At this point, James's voice dropped lower. "Tell me... do parallel universes truly exist in this world?"

Emmy fell silent, instinctively turning her head to look out the window, avoiding James's gaze. It took a long moment before she answered calmly, "I don't know."

James said no more. The atmosphere in the car turned somewhat delicate.

After a long while, Emmy picked up her phone again, breaking the silence. "Never mind, I'll do it for the sake of the intelligence network. I haven't contacted Sylvia in a long time anyway, so I'll give her a call and ask. I can't guarantee it will work, but I'll try my best to pass the message for you."

Emmy dialed Sylvia's number. It rang for a long time before the call connected. The background noise on the other end was exceptionally quiet.

"Ms. Lincoln?" Sylvia's voice came through, a bit hoarse but revealing her surprise. "Merry Christmas."

Emmy replied, "Merry Christmas, Ms. Moore. How have you been lately? Are you at home?"

Sylvia paused before answering. "I'm at home. But not in the Capital. I'm at the Moore family estate in Seaview."

Emmy was a bit surprised. As far as she knew, Sylvia had a terrible relationship with her family. Why had she suddenly returned to her home in Seaview? Still, it was normal to reunite with family during the holidays, so she didn't think much of it.

Hanging up the phone, Emmy let out a long sigh of relief, feeling as though she had completed a daunting task. She turned to James, speaking in an exasperated tone. "I really went all out. This was no small sacrifice on my part." She paused, taking the opportunity to make a demand. "Since I helped out with such a huge favor, shouldn't you grant me an access clearance too?"

James's lips curved into a helpless smile. When it came to Emmy, he was always responsive to her every request. "Alright. I'll open it for you as soon as we get back."

The SUV followed the winding mountain road, eventually pulling into the towering castle standing on the mountainside.

As soon as the car stopped securely, Emmy unbuckled her seatbelt. She subconsciously swept her gaze outside the window, feeling somewhat puzzled. When she woke up that morning, she hadn't seen Nina. She had assumed the girl arrived here early to familiarize herself with the environment, but there was still no sign of her. Feeling confused, Emmy turned to ask James. "Where is Nina?"