Chapter 445

After getting off the roller coaster, Celeste Harper headed to the locker to grab her bag, only to see two missed calls on her phone—both from Zeller. Sensing it might be work-related, she quickly returned the call. It connected almost immediately. Zeller's voice came through, "Ms. Harper." "Hey, what's up? I missed your call just now." "Yeah, just wanted to double-check tomorrow night's banquet at Haitang Villa. Turns out both Mr. Palmer and Mr. Wycliffe can't make it. If you're also unavailable, I’ll need to inform the organizers." "Wait, neither of them can go? What happened?" The Haitang Villa event had been scheduled a month ago—originally, the three of them were supposed to attend. Now, last minute, the two were backing out. Zeller sounded just as frustrated. "Mr. Palmer’s gotten obsessed with rock music lately—he’s already in Manchester for some international EDM event." Celeste raised her eyebrows in disbelief. "Seriously?" "As for Mr. Wycliffe, he’s got a valid excuse—wedding