---- Chapter 226 Exhaustion showed in his eyes as he shook his head slightly. "Go upstairs and get some rest," Thalia said. "Alright," Asher replied softly. In the distance, voices rose and fell. Thalia looked over and saw the rescue team had arrived. Manon, awakened by the noise, came downstairs rubbing her eyes. "What''s that sound?" Thalia turned to her and answered, "The rescue team is here.'' Manon walked over, then stopped abruptly when she saw the man standing in front of Thalia.


    "Who''s this?" "He''s..." Thalia paused before saying, "The gentleman who calledst night. His surname is ckwood." "Oh, so this is the gentleman!" Manon''s voice lifted at the end, her tone curious and her eyes twinkling with gossip as she looked at Thalia. ---- Just then, Matt, who had tactfully kept his distance, approached. He looked at Thalia and greeted her, "Good morning, Ms. Winters." Thalia smiled back. "Good morning, Matt.


    Thank you for your efforts." She then introduced him to Manon: "This is Mr. ckwood''s friend, Matt." Manon weed them. "Mr. ckwood, Matt, please don''t stand theree inside and sit down." "Manon, they''ve been traveling all night without sleep. Could they rest upstairs for a while?" Thalia asked. "Of course! I''ll arrange it. There''s another empty room upstairs with a bed.


    Let me tidy it up-just give me a few minutes." "Thank you." "No need for thanks." "Ms, Winters, I bought you a new phone," Matt handed her a phone box. ---- Thalia looked up at Asher, who remained silent. Matt spoke up at the right moment: "Mr. ckwood bought this for you when we reached downtown New York." That was close-he almost called him "CEO." When Ms, Winters introduced him to her friend, she hadn''t mentioned he was the CEO''s assistant.


    She probably didn''t want her friend to know their real identities to avoid making her feel ufortable. Fortunately, he caught himself in time. Thalia took the phone. "Thank you." They had only reached New York at , when all the phone stores would have been closed. But for Asher ckwood, getting a phone was effortless-one call and it would be delivered, Yesterday afternoon when he called and learned her phone had been damaged by water, he still remembered to buy her a new one even though he hadn''t slept by the time he arrived in New York.