Chapter 255

Fletcher Residence. Bess Rooke wiped away her tears, quickly pulling herself together. She picked up the phone and dialed Christopher Fletcher at his base—she had to tell him the bad news. When the call came through, Christopher was in a meeting. But the moment he heard what Bess said, he shot to his feet, his expression shifting drastically. "Colonel Fletcher, is something wrong?" someone nearby asked. He glanced at the man. "Captain Zhou, take over. I’ve got an urgent matter—I need to meet with Foreign Affairs and the Defense Ministry, now." Without waiting for an answer, he grabbed his coat and headed out. As soon as Bess hung up, she didn’t stop there. She called both the Fletcher and Kennedy families in Crownridge. From the Kennedy side, she got Dorian Harrington’s private number and dialed straight away. Harrington Residence. “Dorian, I really think we should just fly to Meridia. I haven’t been able to reach Camila, and not hearing from her is driving me crazy,” Beatrice Fairchil