Chapter 232

"Prepare the discharge papers tomorrow. I'm going back to the mansion." "But…" Shane faltered, but he eventually refrained from saying anything else. "Noted, Mr. Barlow." … Mayra returned to the empty Paramount Hall with two bags of apples. Gordon's absence made her feel like something was amiss. Shrouded by the familiar darkness, she dialed a number on the telephone. It was Isabel's number. She accidentally saw it on Anderson's phone when she was playing with it last time, so she memorized it. No one answered the call, so Mayra hung up swiftly. Isabel must've been asleep by now. It was almost 1:00 am, after all. Inexplicably feeling a burst of energy, Mayra got up and ate an apple. Then, she stayed up late to finish her remaining homework. It was already 3:00 am when she was done. … At Fisher Residence, a maid said, "Ms. Fisher, someone called you last night. But the caller hung up right after I answered it." Dressed in a custom-made dark green dress, Isabel had her hair up