Chapter 255

“Who is this?” The man’s hoarse voice sounded and was thick with a nasal sound. Mona was just about to speak when there was a sudden thud, followed by the beeping of a busy tone. She hung up and tried to call again, but no one picked up. Mona was a little worried. What was going on with Thaddeus? Why was he unable to answer the phone? She remembered Marcus’s comment about how Thaddeus had been working while sick. His body had been overworked for a long time now. Was he so sick that he did not even have the strength to answer his phone and dropped it to the ground? The more Mona thought about it, the more worried she got. An image of Thaddeus lying alone in a large bed in his hotel room without anyone to care for him appeared in her mind. “Marcus, which hotel is Mr. Fontaine staying at?” “He’s at a hotel on Central Street. What’s wrong, Ms. Ortega?” “Got it. Send a car to take me there now.” Not long after, Marcus drove Mona to the hotel Thaddeus was staying in. The suite belo