The bedroom was still dimly lit, and Cheyenne couldn't sleep after answering the phone call. She got up, threw on some clothes, and walked over to the window.
Swish.
Pulling back the curtains, she let the cold morning light from outside shine in. Standing by the floor-to-ceiling window, she kept thinking about Omari's words just now.
"Before eight o'clock, I'll be waiting for you."
What had happened to him? Why did he suddenly get drunk and want to go abroad? This wasn't like the Omari she knew.
Cheyenne licked her rosy lips and pondered for several minutes. Finally, she lit up her phone screen and quickly found Kelvin's phone number.
Dialing.
Kelvin had a habit of early morning exercise, usually out jogging by six o'clock. However, upon receiving her call, the man in the midst of his workout suddenly stopped.
Narrow, deep-set eyes lit up with a hint of surprise, tightly pursed lips curved upward. A suppressed smile lingered at the corner of his mouth. His usually indifferent voice softened several degrees without him even realizing it.
"Good evening, Cheyenne. Is something wrong? Did you..."
Had she changed her mind and was willing to accept his ring? Yesterday, he and his assistant Chris had spent a lot of effort draining the fountain pool to find the ring.
Upon returning, he was angry and wanted to convince himself to give up, to stop thinking about Cheyenne. He had spent a sleepless night, his mind filled with thoughts of Cheyenne's appearance and demeanor. He even dreamed of the bold and daring girl he had seen in his youth.
Ripples of heartache and regret washed over him.
Since he couldn't sleep, he decided to get up and exercise. From three in the morning to now six, he had run for three hours, hoping to exhaust his body so that he wouldn't be distracted by thoughts of Cheyenne.
Who would have expected that the mind was such a mysterious thing? The more you tried to suppress it, the more it ran out of control. Just as he thought about what Cheyenne was doing, she called.
"Good evening, Cheyenne. You finally decided to contact me." She had no idea how long he had waited for this call.
Cheyenne directly expressed her purpose, shattering all his beautiful expectations. "Kelvin, I need you to find out what's been going on with Omari recently, why he suddenly wants to leave the country. I don't care about the cost."
She had called him because of another man. In an instant, Kelvin deeply felt the pain, as Cheyenne once again tore open his wounds and poured salt on them.
He forced a bitter smile, thinking that no matter how much it hurt, as long as it was something she needed him to do, even if it meant his death, he would do it.
"Alright, I promise you."
"However, I don't want your money. Cheyenne, between you and me, we've never needed to keep accounts so clear."
Even in the past, Kelvin had never mistreated her materially.
With a clenched fist, Cheyenne silently hung up the phone.
On the other end of the screen, Kelvin still looked as happy as if he had just made a major business deal. In his heart, he found solace in the fact that, after the incident, Cheyenne had turned to him first. It indicated that he was beginning to leave a mark on her heart.
Amidst his slumber, Chris suddenly received a call from the CEO, "Contact the Executioner and help me find someone."
Hearing the words "Executioner," Chris immediately got up, dressed, and had an extremely serious expression.
"Yes, sir."
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