CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE

Astra was seated in her office trying to complete even more paperwork that was given to her when she heard her phone ring. It was quite surprising to see that it was Nicholas calling her. She had not seen or heard from him since she got back, and she was expecting he would ask her where she went. Astra could admit that she was a little disappointed when he did not call her at all. The case with Thompson had reached a dead end and she was working on paperwork instead of other more important cases. It was driving her crazy. She had half the mind to beg Nicholas to drop Thompson's case. Astra hesitated to pick Nicholas' call as she remembered the last time he called her and how that went. It seemed like it was an emergency though as he kept on calling her even if she ignoring his call. Astra stood up from her seat and went to the lobby to take the call. Knowing Nicholas, he would probably show up at her office if she did not pick. 'Hello," she said. 'Is that how you treat your clie