Chapter 171

Tina sat on the couch, gripping her phone tightly as she tried dialing Prescott's number again. Still no luck-it wouldn't go through. She had secretly copied the number from Dirk's phone. This was Prescott's current private number, no doubt about it. But she couldn't get through, which could only mean one thing-he'd blacklisted her. Completely. Her chest tightened, felt like needles pricking her heart. Did he really hate her that much? Not wanting to see her was one thing, but now he didn't even want to hear her voice? Fighting the ache in her heart, Tina dialed another number-Theron. He'd been working in Prescott's lab for the past two years, always sticking close. If she could just reach Theron, getting to Prescott wouldn't be that hard. Besides, she and Theron had grown up together, practically family. No matter what she needed, he'd never refuse her. That was what she believed. But reality had other plans. The call didn't go through. Over and over she redialed-still nothing. Not ev