All of a sudden, Arthur heard the boarding announcement from the other end of the line and asked quietly, “Are you at the airport?”
“I‘m… I‘m here to send off a friend,” a slightly embarrassed Sophia said.
“Are you here to send me off?”
“Yeah!” she admitted reluctantly.
His lips curled into a smile as it revealed a row of gleaming white teeth. He pressed his tongue against his cheeks, clearly delighted.
“Don‘t leave just yet.”
“Huh?”
The call was disconnected before Sophia received a response from him.
Meanwhile, Arthur entered the cabin immediately, went straight to the cockpit, and told the four captains, “You must fly this plane back to Dansbury regardless of any other orders. Do you understand?”
“Young Master Weiss, aren‘t you going back?” one of the captains inquired.
Arthur smiled as he looked out the window at the hot summer sun. “I‘m not ready to return yet!”
Emily, who was sitting on the sofa, noticed Arthur hadn‘t boarded the plane, so she rose and went outside to look for him. “Has Young Master Weiss boarded the plane?” she inquired as the flight attendant closed the door.
The flight attendant had no choice but to lie, “He‘s in the cockpit!”
Despite the fact that Arthur had clearly left through this door, his order could not be “Then, I‘ll go look for him.”
“I‘m sorry, Miss Jennings. The plane is about to take off and you are forbidden to enter the cockpit.” The flight attendant intervened to stop her.
Emily was irritated, but she knew she couldn‘t enter the cockpit for her own safety. So, she went back to her seat and sat down. When Martha learned that her grandson was in the cockpit, she was not surprised and thus consoled Emily.
The Weiss Family‘s private jet gave a quick shudder as it slowly taxied to the runway before taking off.
Sophia couldn‘t figure out what Arthur‘s last sentence meant. Right then, her phone suddenly rang and it was a call from Arthur.
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