Chapter 173

Isabel shook her head. "It's nothing. Maybe I was mistaken." Mayra kept walking and pretended not to hear something calling her name. Then, she directly got into a cab. The driver asked, "Miss, where to?" Mayra said, "To the Barlow—I mean the Paramount Hall." The driver replied, "Got it." It was a short drive to the Paramount Hall. When they arrived at the entrance, Mayra paid the fare and got out. Just as she took out the spare keys, someone opened the door from the inside. Mayra was stunned for a moment. A middle-aged man with a solemn expression stepped over the threshold while holding a tobacco pipe. Mayra stammered, "H-Hi, sir… I'm here for Gordon." Without saying a word, the serious-looking man walked past her. He tapped the doorframe with his tobacco pipe. Mayra watched the man head toward an unknown direction with his hands clasped behind. Since he ignored her, she stepped inside and headed straight to the inner courtyard of Paramount Hall. She opened the door to Gordon