Chapter 891

The receptionist lowered her voice. “That was Mr. Maximilian Croft, the current head of the Croft family in Hillcrest.”

So it was him.

Although Vesta rarely visited Hillcrest, she knew a little about the top-tier wealthy circles of the city.

But only a little.

She had heard the name Maximilian Croft before, but this was her first time seeing

him in person.

Recalling Maximilian’s cold, dismissive gaze, she furrowed her brow.

However, she didn’t have time to dwell on it. After thanking the receptionist, she dialed Coy’s number.

Coy was still asleep. The phone rang for a while before he woke up. Surprised to see her name, he quickly answered, “Ms. Hawkins? This early, is something—”

Vesta cut him off and asked directly, “Are you the one on the business trip with Thorne in Hillcrest?”

“No.” Hearing this, Coy immediately understood the purpose of her call. “Neither is Josh. Mr. Henderson’s itinerary this time is for one of his other companies. It has nothing to do with The Henderson Group.”

He and Josh had only found out Thorne was in Hillcrest after seeing the news yesterday.

“I understand. Thank you.” With that, Vesta hung up and dialed Thorne’s number, but the automated voice immediately informed her that the phone was turned off. The receptionist had just said he checked out early to catch a flight. Was he already on the plane?

Vesta pressed her lips together and sent him another text: [I just arrived in Hillcrest. The front desk said you checked out. Are you on the plane? Can you wait for me for a bit?]

As soon as she sent it, she called Moran again. Moran answered with a yawn. “This early? Are you in Hillcrest?”

“I’m here, but the front desk said Thorne already checked out and left.”

“Huh?” Moran was instantly wide awake. “Should I try calling him for you?”

“Yes, please.”

After hanging up, Vesta checked her phone. Thorne hadn’t replied to her message yet.

Just then, Moran called back. “His phone is off.”

So it really was off. He wasn’t just ignoring her calls.

“The front desk said he checked out early to catch a flight. He’s probably already boarded.”

Moran hadn’t expected this. “Sorry, I didn’t think “

“It’s fine,” Vesta said. “It’s not your fault. How could I blame you?”

“What are you going to do now? Do you want me to call him later and find out his schedule?”

Vesta was wondering the exact same thing.

But…

She had already texted him. Once he turned on his phone and saw the message, he would instantly know Moran was helpifie her, he was actively avoiding her, he definitely wouldn’t reveal his exact location to Moran again. NovelPeak.org

With that in mind, she replied, “There’s no need. I’ll contact him myself when the time comes.”

“Alright. Give me a call if you need anything.”

They exchanged a few more pleasantries before hanging up.

Vesta took a deep breath and bought the earliest ticket back to Starfall City.

Once on the plane, she handed her luggage to the flight attendant. As soon as she turned her head, she locked eyes with the person sitting in the adjacent Seat Maximilian Croft. NovelPeak.org

She hadn’t expected such a coincidence.

She froze. Remembering the way he

had looked at her earlier, she

pressed her lips tightly together, pretending not to know him at all She coldly averted her gaze, took her seat, and didn’t spare him another glance.