Chapter 217

Spencer was in the middle of a meeting at the office when his phone rang. He glanced at the screen, then immediately raised a hand to pause the meeting. "Take a ten-minute break. We'll continue shortly." He picked up his phone and walked out of the conference room, leaving the senior executives exchanging stunned looks. Everyone knew this was unheard of. Forget answering a call—if anyone's phone rang during one of Spencer's meetings, they'd be lucky not to be thrown out. Spencer was infamous for being a workaholic who never let anything interrupt business. A few of the more senior executives turned to James, who was still seated in the room. He interacted with Spencer more than most, so they gathered around, eager to dig for information. "Mr. Lerner, who called Mr. Tiernan just now?" James, who had been sitting right next to Spencer, had caught a glimpse of the caller ID. The contact name was "Darling". Only one person could make Spencer interrupt such an important meeting. He