Chapter 917

However, it was work hours, and there was no chance Skylar would be drinking. … Half an hour passed before Caleb noticed Skylar still hadn't shown up. He shot her a quick message on WhatsApp. "Stuck in traffic?" More than ten minutes passed without a reply. Caleb stared at the growing stack of work in front of him, his eyelids twitching. An uneasy feeling began to gnaw at him. After waiting a while longer with still no response, he couldn't shake the feeling that something was off. He dialed her number. Her phone was off. That wasn't like her. Caleb quickly called Joe. Joe answered the phone quickly, but it was obvious he was in the middle of work. His tone was cold. "What is it?" Caleb got straight to the point. "Is Skylar home today? She hasn't come to work, and I can't reach her. Something doesn't feel right." "What did you say?" Joe's voice dropped, cold and cutting. Caleb repeated himself. "Skylar hasn't shown up—" "She was supposed to be there 40 minutes ago." Joe'