Built His Empire Then Watched It Burn When He Cheated novel Chapter 759

When Adrian finally got through, Anneliese was drawing with Ellie.

Her phone rang. Anneliese saw an unfamiliar number and hung up right away. The phone rang again almost immediately.

She frowned slightly. At that moment, Ellie glanced at the screen and suddenly tugged on Anneliese's sleeve.

Anneliese looked at her in question. Ellie moved her small mouth and silently formed a word.

The little girl clearly wanted to speak and tell her that the number was her grandpa's, just like how she had suddenly managed to make a sound earlier.

But this time, Ellie still couldn't make any sound.

The chubby little girl touched her throat. Her eyes looked anxious and a little downcast.

Anneliese touched her head. "You did great. I heard you. You wanted to tell me that this call is from your grandpa, right?"

Ellie already wanted to speak, but she needed more encouragement to keep trying.

Even though Anneliese hadn't heard her voice just now, she had understood from the shape of the girl's mouth.

Ellie blinked and nodded hard.

Anneliese smiled and touched her head again. She then answered the call.

Her voice sounded gentle. "Hello."

The voice on the other end was indeed Adrian's. "This is Adrian Malone. I need to confirm something with you. Is now a good time to talk?"

His voice sounded low and carried pressure.

Anneliese had first thought that Adrian was calling because he knew Ellie was with her. She thought he wanted to ask about his granddaughter or talk about picking her up.

Now he didn't mention Ellie at all. He said he wanted to confirm something. Anneliese immediately thought of the rumors.

Could he have heard them and wanted to ask about that?

Isn't that ridiculous?

She fell silent for a moment. Adrian took her silence as agreement.

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