Chapter 530

Green Williams furrowed his brows, frustration etched deeply into every line of his face. His voice, sharp and brittle with impatience, snapped through the phone line: "Just cut it out, will you?" On the other end, Terry Abigail froze. For a second, her mind blanked. Did he just… snap at me? Her lips parted slightly, but no words came. Hurt bloomed in her chest like a slow-burning flame. “Green Williams, you—” she tried, her voice trembling, confusion flashing in her eyes. But he didn’t let her finish. “I’m hanging up. I’m in no mood to deal with this.” His voice was cold, detached. And with a curt click, the call ended. Terry stared at the now-black screen, her hand still clutching the phone like it might somehow bring him back. Her expression was blank, but her heart pounded with something dangerously close to despair. Her throat tightened. The hot sting of tears gathered behind her eyes, threatening to spill. What on earth was happening? Not long ago, she’d been at the peak of her c