Chapter 190

As noon approached, Ernest invited the three to stay back for lunch. Wendy claimed that Hesper must give her current cooking skills a try, as they had not seen each other in ages. If they were to leave without eating a meal, Wendy would take it as blatant disrespect. Hesper could not argue with them and thus, agreed with the suggestion, as there was no urgent matter that she had to attend to. However, her phone vibrated twice suddenly. Hesper frowned, lowered her head, and glanced at the notification that appeared on the screen. As expected, it was a message from Julian, who had gone off the grid for a long time. “I’m sorry, Hesper. I didn’t see your message because some things came up. Professor Miles thinks that I should go and take a look at Mr. Duval Sr. first, but because of these incidents... I can’t show up now. I’ll explain this matter to you later. Is Mr. Duval Sr.’s condition very serious now? But I won’t be able to travel back for at least another two weeks.” “Hesper?”