Chapter 36

Adrian stayed where he was. Calvin glanced at him and asked, "Are the results from the first round of voting in?" "Yes, Mr. Reed," Adrian replied. "I just got off the call with them, and the voting channels are closed." "Open the voting page," Calvin said in a low voice. Adrian froze, his thoughts racing. Since when did Calvin show interest in the competition? Calvin frowned. "Didn't catch that?" Adrian snapped back to reality and quickly opened the laptop. Calvin leaned back in his chair, his eyes scanning the screen. When he saw Alexia's name, his expression stayed neutral. "Out of ten thousand votes, Mrs. Reed received 2,300, placing second," Adrian said. Calvin raised an eyebrow. He hadn't expected her to be in second. That was pretty impressive. "Who's in first?" he asked. "Steve Miller. He's one of Airedale's top ten designers. Mrs. Reed is doing well; she's just 200 votes behind. There's a second round of voting, so if Mrs. Reed picks up more votes from the panel, s