Winnie was caught off guard by his direct question, and feeling the weight of his cold, commanding presence, she instinctively tried to hide the truth from him. "At… at home," she stammered.

Yulia, walking by with a face mask on, overheard the lie and immediately called out, "No, you're clearly at the hotel! Why are you lying?"

The lie was exposed, and Winnie hurriedly hung up the phone. To Van, it sounded like she was being forced into a crisis.

Van immediately dialed ...