The bodyguard, who was his head of security, nodded grimly. "That's right, sir. It was stolen. The thieves were a woman and a man working together."
A flash of cold fury passed through Ezekiel's eyes, though his expression remained calm.
"I'm sorry, but I have to excuse myself," he said hurriedly to Mikayla before striding away from the scene.
Mikayla stared in stunned silence. She could not believe he was just leaving like that. She had not even given her name or introduced herself properly, and she certainly had not achieved her goal.
She gritted her teeth in frustration, absolutely furious. Some bastard had caused trouble behind the scenes, and now she was the one who ended up suffering for it.
Ezekiel's sudden departure left the other guests sighing in disappointment. With the star of the evening gone, the night's mingling was officially over.
Mikayla returned to Isabelle's side, looking completely dejected. She said flatly, "Let's go."
Hearing the defeated tone in her voice, Isabelle smiled and asked, "Mikayla, what's wrong? You look really upset."
Mikayla replied coldly, "It's nothing. I just wonder what kind of emergency Ezekiel had to deal with."
Isabelle secretly chuckled. She knew exactly what had happened, but she had no intention of telling Mikayla!
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Back in his suite, Ezekiel stormed into the master bedroom and immediately clenched his jaw. "With all of you here, you couldn't stop a couple of thieves?"
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no update? :-(...
Why there is no update for last two days??...
Brilliant piece of work. I am enjoying the novel. The only problem is that it is taking longer to update more chapters....