Chapter 143

Leander glanced at his watch, getting ready to call the other party. Right before he could dial, his phone rang-other side beat him to it, and the voice on the line wasn't exactly friendly. "Mr. Steele, what's the deal here? Is that how you do business-standing people up?" Leander sighed inwardly and apologized, "Sorry about that, something urgent came up last minute. How about we change the meeting spot for the contract?" There was a short pause. The guy on the other end hesitated, then asked carefully, "You're not gonna ghost us again, are you?" "I won't. You've got my word," Leander replied, naming a spot. Once he made sure Vanessa was okay, Leander wanted to go ahead and wrap up the contract. The location they'd settled on was a coffee shop not far from their hotel. Vanessa insisted on tagging along. But when they got close to the café, she suddenly stopped in her tracks, face tense. Something felt off. She flat-out told Leander not to enter. Before the two could finish arguing, th