Chapter 197 NOT MY BEST EMPLOYEE!

At work, John Lewis worried that he hadn't seen Claire yet began to wonder where she could have gone to. He tried calling her office, but she didn't answer. He tried her cell phone, but it went straight to voicemail. A sense of unease crept over him as he wondered if something was wrong. He tried to push the thoughts aside, focusing on his work, but his mind kept wandering back to Claire. Where was she? Why hadn't she shown up to work? And why wasn't she answering her phone? John's concern grew into a sense of alarm, and he decided to take a walk to her office, hoping to find her there, safe and sound.As he walked to her office, John's mind raced with worst-case scenarios. He quickened his pace, his heart beating faster with every step. When he arrived at her office, he found it empty, her chair pushed back from her desk, her computer still on. John's sense of unease turned to fear. He knew something was wrong. He tried calling her phone again, but there was no answer. He decided to g