Nevertheless, my dignity is nothing in the face of Jan’s life. If my conflict with Rose were to cause Jan to be injured, I won’t ever forgive myself for the rest of my life. Analyzing the pros and cons of the situation made Mason feel as if his head was about to explode.
After a while and lots of contemplation, he finally made up his mind. He waved at Sean and gave an order. “Convey—”
Before the man managed to finish his sentence, his phone suddenly rang.
Upon seeing the caller ID displayed on the screen, his frozen expression eased slightly and a hint of delight flashed across his eyes. He immediately picked up the call. “Babe.” Mason’s voice was gentle when he called her name.
Janet took a sip of wine while holding her phone and asked in a soft voice, “What’s the matter?”
Mason was used to her cold character. His pink thin lips parted as he murmured, “You didn’t pick up my calls earlier, so I thought something might have happened to you.”
His voice held traces of worry and gentleness, forming a stark contrast from the tone he had when he was giving orders earlier.
Everyone heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing his gentle tone—they nearly thought that they would not be getting any rest tonight.
“I didn’t notice it earlier. Why did you call me?” Janet had an indifferent tone.
“Why did you go out? Why didn’t you tell me?” His eyelids fluttered as he felt that the girl on the other end of the line seemed more distant than usual.
“I forgot to tell you that I won’t be going home tonight,” she answered and fell silent, waiting for the man to reply.
Mason was a little surprised to hear that and he was momentarily at a loss for words.
Ever since she had moved to the Lowry Residence, she had never stayed out before, so why was she so cold toward him today and even chose to spend a night outside?
Mason, who had just started to feel a little relieved, became anxious again. His thin lips parted. “Jan, did you find something?” In fact, what he wanted to ask her was if she had found out that he had seen a woman’s body when he was searching the villa before this.
Janet raised a brow and smiled, “What do you mean?”
If I don’t tell her the truth now, Jan will probably refuse to come back and I will not be able to have her anymore. Mason thought that he could no longer hide it from her any longer so he carefully admitted, “When I was on my previous mission, I accidentally saw a woman’s body.”
Janet initially thought that he had realized that she had found out about his identity, but it turned out to be something insignificant.
“Okay,” she muttered. Then, she continued, “You don’t need to report to me about such a small matter.”
Hearing that, Mason’s heart sank and his charming eyes turned icy as he asked coldly, “Jan, what do you mean?”
Janet raised her brow, a hint of amusement in her tone. “Are you being fierce with me now?” If he has the courage to be fierce to me today, doesn’t that mean that he would have the courage to hold a knife to my throat tomorrow? I think he is getting cocky now!
When the man heard her tone, he instantly panicked and explained, “Babe, I’m not.”
He did not know why Jan’s attitude toward him changed so much in just a day. I wonder what’s with her?
“Alright; I was just kidding. I’ll go back tonight.” With that, she directly hung up the call.
Mason’s heart was in his mouth when he heard the beeping sound on the phone.
Other than that incident, what else did I do that made her angry? Or am I being overly sensitive? Mason was completely puzzled.
On the other end, Janet quickly hung up the call for fear that she would spill the beans about the incident earlier. “Ask Lara to prepare a few more masks for me—those that have never been worn before.” Janet gave some orders to Desire as she put on her jacket.
