Chapter 255

Dominic reached for his phone as the notification bell rang. The moment he clicked on the video Calvert had sent him, a clip paired with a romantic song played on his screen. Gerard, who was setting the table for breakfast beside him, chuckled and said, “This song is pretty…” Before he could finish, he looked up and saw Dominic’s expression, which looked like it was ready to freeze the entire place. He immediately thought the song was scary instead of romantic.

“Let’s eat downstairs,” Dominic said. He turned off his phone and strutted out of his hotel room, as if he were ready to kill. Gerard wasn’t sure if Dominic was heading to battle or just to breakfast, and he was still confused about the song Dominic had played on his phone.

While still puzzled by the entire situation, his phone buzzed. He looked and saw a video Calvert had sent to him. When he clicked to view it, the same song from before played and echoed through the hallway. He cursed under his breath for making such a stupid mistake and quickly turned it off.

Dominic had clearly heard it and paused mid-step. Without turning his head, he extended his hand, gesturing for Gerard to hand him his phone. “Give it here,” he said firmly.

“I just got this,” Gerard muttered. Despite not being happy about it, he handed over his phone. Without a word, Dominic deleted the video and returned the phone. He continued walking, his eyes narrowing. Gerard quickly put his phone back in his pocket and followed him.

As they headed downstairs, he racked his brain, trying to figure out what Calvert was trying to accomplish. Was he trying to provoke Dominic into going downstairs to “snatch” Vespera away from Luke? If that was his plan, it was way too risky. Vespera might suffer because of it.

Then he recalled last night in the living room when Calvert was jubilantly learning how to add music and filters to a video clip with Rebecca. Rebecca’s exact words were that whatever concept you needed to convey in a video had to be paired with the right music and filter. Of course, there was nothing wrong with what she had said. But for someone like Calvert, who had been trained in isolation since he was young, his understanding of things had always been different from others. He had his own logic.

Calvert wasn’t hard to understand. He just interpreted “concept” literally.

Meanwhile, downstairs, the three people were busy figuring out what to do. Rebecca wanted to “rescue” Vespera from the sticky situation she was in. Since Calvert had sent the video, Dominic might have misunderstood and worsened the situation, especially since Vespera had already “crossed the line” the night before.

“I’ll save her!” Byron exclaimed. He wanted to jump at the chance to save Vespera. As he stood up from his seat, Calvert’s fork struck his leg, and he fell back into his chair.

“You’re not going anywhere. This chance belongs to Mr. Reid!” Calvert said dramatically. “I break your leg if you steal his show!”

Both Rebecca and Byron froze. A crazy person, they could handle. But a crazy person who could fight? That was a whole different level. Luke grabbed Vespera by the hand and pulled her into a seat. He set their hands on the table, keeping them locked together.

Since they were holding hands, they couldn’t exactly dive into the breakfast buffet. Luke then signaled to a waiter to order some food. The waiter glanced at their hands, then at the table, unsure what to make of it. Sure, they were in love, but did they really need to hold hands while eating? Vespera placed her hand on her forehead and scanned the room. Then, she saw Rebecca not far away.

Her eyes lit up as she spotted her “saviors” and kept eyeing them, hoping they would come over. She desperately wanted Calvert to notice her, march over, and have Luke knocked down and dragged out. That was disarray needed at the moment. She didn’t want to cause a scene in public. The last thing she needed was to be laughed at and end up trending on social media.

But no one was moving. Rebecca and Byron looked like they were frozen in place, as if they’d been kidnapped with bombs attached to them. On the other hand, Calvert flashed her a wide, toothy smile so bright it was almost terrifying. She had no idea what was on his mind. “Morning,” a melodious voice trailed her ear, refined and graceful. Her heart skipped a beat at the sound. With her hand pressed to her forehead, she desperately tried to hide more of her face.