Chapter 217

“Gia? Why are you seated here by yourself all alone? Is everything okay? What did Martin say?” Grace spoke when they finally spotted Gia seated alone and engrossed in thoughts.

Gia pulled herself up, scrapping her face with her palms. Then she spoke to them."He spoke to the General," Gia began, her voice tinged with caution. "He has finally agreed to meet with me.” She paused, and everyone could tell that there was something else she kept behind her throat.

“We have all been waiting for this, most especially you, my dear. So, why are you now like this? Is there something else?” Mr. Azzua spoke after studying Gia‘s face.

She knew she could not lie. She could not keep her worries a secret. She looked at them with etches of skepticism on her face. “I am just concerned. He is keeping the place and time of our meeting a secret. He just told Martin that we are meeting before twenty-four hours end and kept all the other details to himself."

They all pulled their fac