He dialed her number again, but all he got was the same robotic tone.
He couldn't believe it! How dare Violette hang up on him? Or maybe her phone was off?
He scrolled through his contacts, found Mike's number, and called him.
The two of them lived in the same house and were business partners, practically with each other all the time.
Mike looked at the incoming call from Elijah, very puzzled. What was he calling for? Were they that close?
He glanced at Violette on the bed...and suddenly everything clicked.
Mike picked up the call, and before he could say anything, Elijah's voice came through, "I need to talk to Violette!"
Mike was dumbfounded. Why was Elijah so aggressive?
"Violette is sleeping! What do you want with her?" Mike looked at Violette's sleeping face, not wanting to yell at Elijah.
She had rushed over three hours ago, not saying a word, and fell asleep as soon as she lay down. Mike originally planned to leave first, but then realized she didn't bring anything with her, so he had to wait here.
"Wake her up! I have something important to discuss with her!" Elijah's tone was forceful and irrefutable.
Last night, Makayla disappeared in Lavender Lane, and Violette left the neighborhood in her car in the middle of the night. Then, Makayla was taken to Mercy Hospital. Coincidentally, several key surveillance cameras at Mercy Hospital were broken from last night until now.
He hated being deceived! This matter must have something to do with Violette!
"Elijah... where is he?"
"Here!" Mike handed her the phone, "Looks like he wants to argue with you, better be prepared."
Violette took the phone and pointed at a bottle of water on the bedside table with her other hand, "Get me that water, I'm a bit thirsty."
Elijah heard her hoarse voice and became even more certain. She must have been with Makayla last night. That was why she didn't sleep! Otherwise, how could she still be asleep now?
Mike unscrewed the water bottle and handed it to her.
After taking a big gulp of water, she held the phone to her ear and lazily said "Hello?"
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