But soon, her phone rang.
Claire's hand holding the phone shook heavily. She thought it was Rowan. Unexpectedly, it was a call from Ivan.
She was stunned for a moment, and equally happily picked up, "Ivan, you're here?"
"Yes, where are you?"
"I'm at a cafe not far from the royal palace. Let me send you the exact location," Claire said excitedly, as if grabbing onto a lifeline. "Rowan just texted me on Facebook, we got in contact!"
"What did he say to you?" Ivan was also eager for information about Rowan.
Claire relayed the Facebook conversation in full detail to Ivan.
Worried about Rowan's situation, Ivan said to Claire, "I'll bring you into the palace. Take the opportunity when it comes and try to see him. Find out about his circumstances and difficulties, what this important thing is that he mentioned. Then we can discuss how to help him."
It wouldn't be easy to find him in such a huge palace complex.
They didn't even know which part he was in, plus he was being monitored.
But Claire still hoped to go in with him. "Alright, I'll cooperate as best I can." They could figure it out once inside.
"We'll be there soon. You can pack up and wait by the roadside," Ivan said gently in his deep voice.
"Okay."
After hanging up, Claire hurriedly packed up her laptop and books. This was her third time at the bookstore, buying several books on Arabic translation.
She had studied a little and her translation skills improved greatly.
This language was relatively difficult and not many people knew it, or were interested in it. She had learned some in college and consolidating now might come in handy.
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