He smiled and was the first to answer their daughter. "Evelyn, Daddy has work to do tonight, so I probably can''t stay with you."


    Evelyn looked disappointed. "Then can you sleep over at our house next time?"


    This time, it wasn''s turn to look at Eleanor. He raised an eyebrow, a questioning smile ying on his lips.


    Eleanor pretended not to hear.


    When they reached her apartment door,n didn''te in, since he had to "work."


    "Daddy, don''t work toote, okay?" Evelyn said with concern.


    Just then, Princess slipped out of the apartment and started wagging her tail atn, as if wanting to go downstairs with him.


    Eleanor couldn''t object. Princess seemed to prefer his ce more and more these days.


    She wondered what brand of dog food he was buying.


    A frantic voice came from the other end. "Mr. Goodwin, we have a problem. There was a major fire at the primary manufacturing nt in Cliffmoor half an hour ago. The production workshop is severely damaged. Over a dozen workers were injured, and three are missing."


    "Assemble an emergency team immediately Contact the head of the Cliffmoor branch. Get the injured taken care of, whatever it costs, and fully cooperate with the


    investigation. I''m flying out tonight,''nmanded swiftly.


    II


    Next,n called Gavin, telling him to file a flight n and get the jet ready for takeoff as soon as possible.


    Asn was about to leave, he realized Princess was still in his apartment. He


    whistled, "Princess,e on. Let''s go upstairs."


    Eleanor was resting in the living room when she heard the doorbell. She got up to check and saw it wasn.


    It was already nine-thirty. What could he want?


    Eleanor opened the door, andn called Princess inside. His gaze settled on Eleanor''s face. "There was a major fire at one of the factories in Cliffmoor t or have to fly out there tonight. I might not be back this weekend to spend time with Evelyn, so please let her know."


    Eleanor was startled, blinking as she looked at him.


    Just then, a clear female voice came from behind him. "Stay safe."


    Eleanor gently closed the door.


    Upstairs, Joslyn was giving Evelyn a


    bath. She sat down on the sofa, pulled out her phone and checked for recent events in Cliffmoor. Sure enough, she found posts from locals showing the fire.


    The videos showed mes lighting up the sky and employees fleeing in all directions. The situation looked dire.


    If she wasn''t mistaken, this was a contract factory forn''s techpany, and one


    of its most important international nts.


    If there were any casualties,n would likely be tied up there for a while. Eleanor


    had also recently seen news about the unstable political climate in Cliffmoor.


    She clutched her phone tightly. Right now, all she could hope for was thatn could handle this international incident properly ande back safely.