But just as he was about to, the ringing stopped. A secondter, a text message popped up on the screen.


    *Star, I''ve reviewed the n to rob Leonard. Are you sure about sending Joshua to rescue Abby? The Lerman estate is dangerous. I''m worried he can''t handle it.*


    Foreman''s gaze froze. Rob Leonard? Why would Star want to rob Leonard?


    His fingers twitched, instinctively wanting to scroll up and read the previous messages. But he paused, a sense of propriety holding him back. It was rude to go through someone''s phone without permission.


    But still... why would she tell Antoney and not him? He could help her.


    Or maybe... maybe she just hadn''t had the chance to tell him yet. Perhaps she would tell him over dinner tonight.


    He started to put the phone down, then stopped again. What if she didn''t tell him?


    His eyes darkened. That would mean that, in her mind, he ranked below both Antoney and Joshua. He could ept being second to Antoney; they had grown up together, and he was like a brother to her.


    But Joshua? On what grounds?


    A muscle in Foreman''s jaw twitched. He stared down at the phone, his expression turning grim. After a few seconds, he seemed to make a decision. ncing toward the door to ensure no one wasing, he took out his own phone and transferred an unknownpressed file to Ste''s.


    Ste never bothered with


    [U]


    passwords or fingerprint locks, so he unlocked it with ease. He opened the file he had just sent. Ste''s phone screen went ck for moment before returning to normal. Thepressed file vanished without a trace.  s


    Had Joshua been there, he would have recognized it instantly: a virus designed to steal a phone''s entire contents.<fnbaca> This content belongs to Find?Novel</fnbaca>


    Having done the deed, Foreman didn''t look at her phone again. He simply ced it back on the desk. The entire process had taken less than ten seconds.


    Around six-forty, Ste returned from her meeting. "Foreman, I''m so sorry to keep you waiting," she said apologetically.


    "It''s fine," he replied warmly. "I was just rxing. By the way..." He feigned a sudden recollection. "Your phone was ringing earlier."


    Ste walked to her desk and picked it up. She saw Antoney''s name and her expression shifted slightly. Instead of calling back, she quickly typed out a reply.


    "Alright, Foreman," she said, putting the phone away. "Let''s go."


    As they left the building, Foreman was unsurprised to see the man be now despised waiting for them Joshua seemed to have been expecting him and greeted him with a smile.  s


    "Mr. Richards, long time no see."


    "Indeed," Foreman replied with a tight, forced smile.


    Joshua drove them to the restaurant. Although he was technically Ste''s bodyguard, no one in the Williams family treated him as such. After all, he took orders from no one but Ste. So, while Ste was treating Foreman to dinner, Joshua joined them at the table, even taking the seat right next to her.  s