Chapter 834

Samantha forced herself to stay calm. She glanced at Joseph, then pulled out her phone. Seeing the caller ID, she let out a silent sigh of relief. It wasn't Mina. But it was Will on the line. Why was he suddenly calling? She had no clue what he wanted, but Joseph was right there, so she had no choice but to answer. "Hello, Will, what's up?" She did her best to keep her voice steady. At the same time, she glanced at Joseph's expression out of the corner of her eye. On Will's end, he was looking at the upcoming schedule for the design competition. He knew Joseph locked up Samantha, but he had to pretend otherwise. "Samantha, the preliminary round for the next design competition starts in two days. Have you signed up?" Samantha's lips pressed together in a tight line. For a moment, she didn't know how to tell Will that she wasn't planning to enter any more competitions, even though she didn't actually want to miss it. "Will, I…" She tried to speak but trailed off, caught between