She went quiet for a moment before asking, "So... when are youing back on the third?"


    The moment she said it, Jonathan''s mouth tugged into this small, unconscious smile. The tension in his brow eased a little. "Not sure yet. I''lle back as early as I can. Can you wait for me?"


    "Yeah."


    After they hung up, Anneliese turned to Jessica. "Rx. He''s not telling Zane anything for now."


    Jessica nodded and leaned her head on Anneliese''s shoulder. "I kinda heard bits of it. Annie, I don''t know what happened between you two, but he really seems to care. Men don''t usually stay that patient during a fight.


    "They don''t take the softer route or try to calm things down like that—especially someone like him who''s used to being in charge and having everyone fall in line. Whatever''s going on, you two should talk it out. Don''t let some dumb misunderstanding blow up on you."


    Anneliese held Jessica''s hand. "Yeah."


    Perhaps it''s just a misunderstanding after all. I shouldn''t panic like that or take Elizabeth''s words at face value. Her intentions are so obviously spiteful...


    Meanwhile, Jonathan hung up, and his handsome face tightened a little. If I still don''t pick up on Anneliese acting off, then I''m just way too oblivious.


    The man lowered his eyes, reying yesterday''s events in his mind. He pinpointed the exact moment Anneliese''s mood had shifted. With long strides, he swung the vi''s door open and called out to a servant.


    "Get everyone who was on duty in the vi yesterday afternoon."


    The servants were quickly gathered. Outside the study, they lined up in two neat rows, exchanging nervous nces. None of them could quite figure out what was going on.


    Jonathan wasn''t the type to act like a spoiled brat. He didn''t torment the staff for fun, and he certainly didn''t take out a bad mood on them.


    On the surface, he looked stern, almost intimidating, with a presence thatmanded respect. But anyone who spent time around him knew he was calm, even-tempered, and perfectly content being alone. He handled most things himself and rarely needed to boss the staff around.


    For him to call everyone together like this, it was obvious something serious had happened.


    The servants were on edge, whispering among themselves, but nobody could make sense of it.


    The study door opened. Jonathan was wearing a perfectly tailored, sharply cut Eastern-style suit. Underneath was a crisp white Eastern-cor shirt. No tie, no essories. The only detail was the subtle cloud pattern embroidered along the cor, catching tiny shes of ck and gold in the sunlight.


    He stood there, tall and upright, but his whole presence radiated themanding, refined aura of an old-money heir.


    Every servant bowed their heads, falling silent.


    "Mr. Fullbuster, everyone who was on duty yesterday is here."


    Jonathan nodded once, not wasting words. His dark eyes swept across the group with quiet intensity.


    "Who was in Ms. Anneliese''s room yesterday? Did she see anyone, or did anything happen? Speak up now. If anyone is hiding something, it will be found out. You''ll leave immediately and never work here again."


    The Fullbusters held a high status. Working in their household wasn''t just well-paid it also carried a certain prestige.


    On top of that, the Fullbusters were decent people. There weren''t many junior family members around, and the work itself was calm andfortable.


    No one wanted to lose a job like this. Two of the servants twitched slightly, hesitating. They had been on the fence, unwilling to cross Elizabeth, but after hearing just how serious the consequences could be for hiding anything, they didn''t dare stall any longer and stepped forward.


    After all, even though Elizabeth carried the title of Mrs. Fullbuster, every servant knew that Jonathan was the true heir to the house. Not even Elizabeth could overstep that.


    "Mr. Fullbuster, I... I saw Ms. Felyxia and Mrs. Fullbuster go upstairs yesterday," one of them said.


    "I... I saw it too. Ms. Felyxia came down a littleter, looking a bit off, and then Mrs. Fullbuster went upstairs. Thappened to be going upstairs to grab something, and i think overheard Mrs Fullbuster and Ms. Anneliese arguing in the hallway..."


    "Arguing? Do you know what about?" Jonathan''s eyes darkened.


    The maid''s forehead glistened with sweat. "Mr. Fullbuster, I swear I didn''t listen carefully. I really don''t know..."


    Her expression was a mix of panic and unease, as if she were terrified that Jonathan wouldn''t believe her.


    Jonathan, realizing there was nothing more to squeeze out of them, let it go.


    Judging by Elizabeth''s temper, he could guess exactly what she might have said to Anneliese.


    He waved for the servants to leave. Once they were gone, he turned back to his study and immediately made a call, his voice cold andmanding.


    "Shut down the Azure Bay project with Holf Real Estate immediately. We won''t be renewing Cloudspire Gourmet''s supply contract next year, and we''re pulling AeroAir out of the deal."


    On the other end, Zion, who was lounging with his family on White Sand Beach, shot upright from his chair The sudden movement scared the two blonde, blue eyed bikini masseuses on either side of him, and they yelped in surprise.