Chapter 197

• Seeing Maximilien's name on the screen, her heart almost jumped out of her mouth. "Had she made a mistake?" she suddenly thought. She could hear her accelerated heartbeats pumping loudly in her ears, and a sudden tremor ran through her body. Her mind told her to ignore the call, but her heart said the opposite. She listened to the latter and "involuntarily," her finger slid across the cold surface.
• "Hello," she answered calmly, trying to sound as least nervous as possible, and she succeeded.
• "Roshene," the magnate spoke seconds later. Just hearing his voice almost gave her a heart attack. "How are you?" he added, sounding somewhat discomposed.