Chapter 234

Amidst the mounting tension, one of Frederick's lackeys hurriedly passed him the phone, saying, "Fred, Henry's on the line!" Wait a minute. Henry? As in Henry Barker? With a furrowed brow, I turned to Caroline. She murmured, "I simply asked Ryan to release the video." Within a split second, Frederick's bravado crumbled, and he mumbled into the phone, "Yes, Carol's right here. Do you want to speak to her?" After that, Frederick respectfully switched to speakerphone. "Are you still there, Carol?" A teasing voice came through the receiver, and although I couldn't see Henry, I could sense from his tone that he was not to be trifled with. Caroline's face remained impassive as she asked, "What do you want?" "Who made you mad? Do you need me to take care of him for you?" As soon as Henry said that, Frederick cowered away in fright. Caroline let out a disdainful scoff and retorted, "Scram! I'll take care of my own affairs!" Although she said that so indifferently, I could still see