Chapter 25

Inside the spacious conference room, Ethan's phone rang, and the call popped up on the projector screen, interrupting the meeting. Everyone looked over, surprised. Ethan's brows furrowed slightly as he glanced at the caller ID. The moment he recognized the number, his brows lifted just a bit before he picked up the phone and unlocked it. "Hey, um... I wanted to ask you something..." A soft, almost whispery female voice came through, and those in the room nearly stopped breathing. Wait—wasn't that his personal phone? Ethan didn't miss their stunned expressions, glanced at them sideways, turned off speaker mode, and walked out of the room. "Yeah, what's up?" he asked, not sure why, but her voice just had a calming effect on him. "I... I saw James at my company today," Emma said quietly, barely audible. "Hmm? What are you trying to say?" Ethan had a feeling he knew where this was going. He gave a small chuckle, his eyes turning a little deeper. "Our company got acquired. Did you know abou