Chapter 623

"Good day. Mr. Newman is having a meeting. Please leave a message if you have something to tell him," Emily said. Joanne heard her voice but was too panicked to ask who she was. She cut to the chase and said, "Pass the phone to Joshua now! He'll lose his wife if we wait any second longer!" She deliberately made things sound serious so that Emily would realize how critical the situation was. Emily had answered the phone because Joshua was currently in an important meeting. He'd brought Jeremy with him and left his phone in his office to avoid interruptions. She knew who Joanne was—Queenie's best friend. The fact that Joanne could say something like that made it clear that the situation was dire. Emily headed to the conference room, not daring to delay anything. She knew Joshua didn't trust her. That was why he never allowed her to join him for important meetings or discussions. So, she stopped when she arrived at the conference room and opened the door a crack. Jeremy heard the so