Married a Secret Billionaire novel Chapter 1149

Just then, Zuko's phone rang. The slight startle caused him to lighten his kick as he saw the name on the screen he had been the most worried about seeing these past few days—Melissa.

Taking a deep breath, Zuko walked outside the room to answer the call. He greeted Melissa in a relaxed tone, "Ma'am."

Melissa unconsciously called out "Zeke" but quickly corrected herself, becoming cautious and reserved. "Mr... Mr. Hamerton, hello."

"Ma'am, no need to be formal with me. Just call me Zeke. Why didn't you inform me when you left Centrolis a few days ago?"

"Oh…" Melissa forced a smile and said, "We didn't want to bother you. We can still manage... Well... Lina… Is she doing well?"

She hesitated before finally asking the question.

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In fact, for the past two days, she had been agonizing over this phone call. The moment she learned that Lina was the only daughter of the Thompsons, a true heiress, she knew that she should gracefully step back.

However, after raising her for so many years, Melissa had long regarded Lina as her own daughter. Upon returning to Jangasas, she repeatedly looked through Lina's photos as she grew up. Tears would uncontrollably flow down her face as she flipped through them.

She tried her best not to think about her daughter, but she couldn't help herself and secretly called Lina, just wanting to hear her voice. However, there was no answer on the other end.

She was surprised because she knew her daughter well and couldn't fathom why she cut off contact without any cause. The only possibility was... Melissa couldn't bear to think about it!

As soon as this thought emerged, Melissa's heart pounded anxiously. Disregarding her ongoing treatment at the hospital, she tore off the intravenous tube and ran out frantically.

Jesse caught up with her, panting, and urged her to stop overthinking. After all, Lina was the Thompson heiress, and her biological parents would definitely dote on her. How could she be stripped of her own free will?

Melissa desperately suppressed those negative thoughts. She held them in until today when she couldn't sit still anymore and finally called Zuko.

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