Griffon clenched his pale fingers as he lowered his arrogant face and begged Harper. "Ms. Duke, I have something very important to tell her. Could you please tell me where she is?"
Harper watched as Griffon, who was far superior to her, spoke to her in just a humble pleading tone. She was in disbelief.
After hesitating for a few seconds, she replied, "I really don't know, but I can be certain that this project of theirs is within the US. They should be back in a few days. How about you go back first, and I'll let you know once she's back?"
Griffon didn't want to waste a second. "Ms. Duke, can you contact her for me?"
On his way to the villa, he had used many different phone numbers to try to get through to Taya, but she never picked up.
Taya had blocked his work phone number and she wouldn't answer calls from unknown numbers, so he had to ask Harper for a favor.
Seeing how dedicated Griffon was, Harper was at a loss. Despite that, she took out her cell phone to call Taya.
She made consecutive calls to Taya's new and old numbers, but no one answered.
Harper wanted to give up, but Griffon signaled her to keep calling. Thus, Harper could only continue calling over and over again…
Taya was in Quezon City's development zone. She was wearing a hard hat, bending over as she followed the architect around to survey the construction site.
She was recording data, so she didn't pay attention to her phone vibrating, nor did she take out her phone until she finished her work.
Seeing that it was Harper calling, she got up quickly and walked to a safe place before taking her helmet off to answer the call.
"Harper, what's wrong?"
Before Harper could speak, Griffon sna tched the phone away from her.
"It's me. Where are you?"
When she heard that magnetic, deep and h oar se voice from the other end of the line, Taya's chest tightened.
She paused for a few seconds, then hung up the phone. It seemed like she didn't want to see him again as she pressed on the power off button heartlessly.
Seeing that she had hung up, Griffon hurriedly called again, but Taya had switched off her phone.
His heart suddenly ached to the point of him choking up. His grip on the phone tightened.
"Since Taya doesn't want to see you, perhaps you should forget about it…"
Griffon loosened his grip and returned the phone to Harper. He thanked her for her help before returning to the car.
Andre immediately followed suit. He got into the driver's seat and before he could even start the car, he received an order from Griffon.
"Go find out where she is now."
If she didn't want to see him, then he would go to her. There were some things that needed to be explained clearly. He couldn't let this misunderstanding go on.
Andre thought that Griffon had given up. He didn't expect that he would turn to another way to look for Taya. Understood."
After replying respectfully, he added, "I'll take you home first."
Griffon nodded gently. He raised his fingers and rubbed his temples, which were throbbing from a headache.
After starting the car, Andre called Stella and asked her to come to the manor quickly to check on Alpha Knight.
Seeing the rows of luxury cars leaving the villa, Harper let out a heavy sigh.
After hesitating for a moment, she took out her phone again and sent a text message to Taya.
"Taya, Griffon coughed up blood because he was so anxious over not being able to find you. How about you give him another chance?"
Harper wasn't sure what had happened between the two.
After Taya returned to the US the night before, she hadn't said anything else but the news of her separating from Griffon.
Harper could tell that she was exhausted after a long journey home, so she didn't pry further.
That morning, Neil came over in a hurry and told Taya to pack up so they could go to the construction site.
The two left in a rush. The only information they had given Harper was that they would be going to a neighboring city and that they would be back in a few days. Griffon.
Even so, she would tell Taya about his current state.
However, she had no control over how Taya would react to it when she saw the message.
Meanwhile, in the Knight Manor…
After running a check-up on Griffon, Stella frowned and explained, "You haven't eaten or drank anything for the past few days, and you've overworked yourself. You are not in good shape. If you don't take proper rest, I'm afraid that your body might not be able to handle it."
Griffon didn't take Stella seriously at all. He sat on the sofa in the study, staring out the window in a daze.
His eyes, which used to be bright like the stars, were empty and lifeless right then. They were like a black hole, not a single ray of light could break through.
Stella shook her head looking at him being in this state. After sticking an IV needle into the back of his hand, she once again told him, "Without keeping your body in good condition, how are you going to win Taya back? Pull yourself together and stop torturing yourself."
Stella did not receive any response from Griffon so she stopped speaking. She got up and left the study with her medical bag in hand.
Once Stella left, Griffon slowly retracted his gaze and glanced in the direction of the safe. After staring at it for a while, he suddenly got up.
He pulled the IV needle, walked to the safe, and raised his fingers. to key in the pa*sword before retrieving his personal phone from it.
After charging it, he turned it on just in time to see a message from Taya.
"Greyson, since you know that I'm still alive, you should set up a time for us to meet and explain yourself properly."
"Greyson, you used to reply so quickly. Why don't you dare to reply now? Are you feeling guilty?"
"Greyson, are you too scared to see me? How did you have the guts to send me thousands of messages when you're such a coward?"
"Greyson, why aren't you picking up my calls?"
"Greyson, I'll ask you out one more time. Let's set up a time for us to meet. Are you coming?"
There were several other messages where she proposed to meet him.
Griffon was frozen after reading the texts.
When he checked the timestamps, he realized that they were sent after he went to the NASA. It had been more than a month since then.
After Taya returned to the US as Rosalie, she didn't hear from Greyson and ended up blocking him.
Why did she suddenly unblock him and even ask him out?
Griffon stared at the messages. He read through them several times, but still didn't quite understand.
Even so, regardless of why she wanted to meet up with him, at least she was willing to meet Greyson.
Griffon' dull eyes showed a hint of color, and he typed with his fingers.
He tapped on the send button, then gripped the phone nervously, waiting for a reply that would never come.
After Taya heard Griffon' voice on the phone, she was a little confused. She kept losing focus.
Neil noticed it so he picked up a brick and tapped it on her safety hat.
"The last thing you want to do at a construction site is getting distracted, especially when you are collecting data!" he nagged.
With Neil's reminder, Taya quickly pushed her thoughts behind her and concentrated on following him around the construction site.
After jotting down the data, they began to communicate with the project leader about the desired style of design.
The second project that Rosalie took over was different from that of the NASA's. She had gone back to designing totally ordinary buildings.
What they wanted was a commercial building with some special features. It would be used as an office building so Taya would be facing more limitations in the design.
Taya listened carefully. She took notes and repeatedly discussed the style of design before ending the conversation with the project leader.
She put away her notebook, then looked at Neil who was following her. He hadn't interrupted the whole time. "Was I good enough this time, Mr. Sherwood?"
Neil forced a smile out of his stiff mouth. "If I had to rate you out of ten, I would give you a three at most."
Holding the notebook in her arms, Taya glanced at him speechlessly.
Neil looked at the darkening sky and urged her. "Hurry up and book a hotel, I'm sleepy."
Taya looked at him. "Didn't you bring your phone?"
Cheekily, he replied, "I have no money."
She scoffed. "You are a dignified chief architect. How can you have no money?"
At the mention of money, Neil was filled with resentment. "You managed to get your one million back, but I didn't. How could I have any money?"
Initially, she had lost more money than him, so he didn't feel too bitter about it. Who knew that Griffon would only help Taya get her money back, and leave Neil to fend for himself?
Looking at Neil's petty behavior, Taya shook her head. "Mr. Sherwood, if you ever get mated, I'll chop my own head off."
Unconvinced, Neil raised his chin. "If I do, I'll chop your head off myself even if you don't!"
Taya didn't bother responding. She took out her phone and powered it on. She was just about to book a hotel when a message popped up on her old WhatsApp account. Okay. When should we meet?"