A phone call shattered Lilith's fantasies.

Her hand froze in mid-air as she looked at him with a calm expression, devoid of any emotion.

“You eat by yourself; I have some work to handle,” she said.

Hendrix noticed something was off with her but assumed she was still worried about Hudson.

He tucked his phone into his pocket, glanced at her once more, then turned and left.

As the door closed behind him, he hurried out, ...