Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 1175

Mike paused as he was just about to step into the bathroom. He turned to glance at the phone on his bedside table as an ominous gut feeling crept up on him.

He strode over to answer the call. As he would've expected, the voice on the other end was urgent and filled with panic and unease.

"Mikey…" After listening to the entire story, Mike hung up with an increasingly serious expression.

…

The next day was a rest day for teams participating in the tournament, but Shannon and Skylar didn't sleep in. They woke up early for their morning exercises.

After breakfast, the rest of the team slowly made their way downstairs.

While Lexie was having her breakfast, she noticed there was a set of breakfast untouched. She muttered a grumble, "Mike must be sleeping in again. Mr. Cain and Mr. Davis are going to give him a scolding in a bit."

Elliot who'd been sipping on congee suddenly paused. His nose twitched as he turned to face the stairs and sniff the air.

After a moment, he whispered, "He's not upstairs. There's no one up there."

Isaac and Logan left early that morning after receiving confirmation details for the third round of the tournament. They left the five students alone in the villa except for Mike.

But if Mike wasn't upstairs, where had he gone?

Lexie threw her breakfast aside and ran upstairs. Moments later, a startled shout rang out. "Ah! Shannon!"

Everyone looked toward the sound and saw Lexie rushing down the stairs with a note in hand. Her face was full of anger and shock.

"Mike left us a note and ran off!"

Everyone was stunned. When they saw the contents of the note, their expressions collectively turned blank.

Lexie grabbed the phone and shouted, "Mike! What the hell are you doing!"

Mike chuckled somewhat awkwardly, "This is what happened. I got a last-minute job offer with a tempting reward. You know how it is, and I couldn't turn it down…"

The moment Lexie heard he'd withdrawn from the tournament just to make money, she was ready to yell at him again. But just as she opened her mouth, Shannon calmly took the phone from her.

She wore a serious look and said, "You do realize that by withdrawing, you won't get any of the prize money even if we win the tournament, right? Three million dollars… Are you okay with that?"

There was a brief silence on the other end. After a long pause, they heard Mike's soft response. "...I won't take it then."

His words sent them into a silent uproar.

That confirmed it. Something had gone wrong with Mike!