Chapter 121

"What's the matter?" Marcelo sensed something unusual about her behavior today. "On the 13th of last month, I called you,"Renee explained, pointing to his phone, "But there's no record of it. I called right before receiving my award. A woman answered your phone." Marcelo frowned. He hadn't known that a woman had answered Renee’s call until now. Thanks to his sharp memory, he remembered being in a phone-restricted meeting that day, preventing him from having his phone by his side. It had been with Anna,his secretary. "Did Anna answer it?" he asked. "No, it wasn't her..."Renee hesitated, the name "Vivian" on her mind, but she stopped herself and said, "The voice didn't sound like Anna." There was a hesitation within her to bring up that name, as if she was subconsciously avoiding it. It was an instinct, perhaps to avoid confrontation or for self-protection. Not his secretary? Marcelo looked puzzled. "I'll look into it." Renee nodded, certain about one thing. Marcelo was unaware that Vivi