Chapter 71

“Sorry, who is this? And why do you have her phone?”

Marcus’s question doesn’t get a response right away.

The second he saw Sel’s name pop up with an incoming call, he stepped out of David’s study, excitement bubbling in his stomach at the thought of talking to her. It happens every time they speak now, and Marcus is well aware of how smitten he is with her. But his excitement quickly evaporated when a man’s voice started speaking—too fast initially for him to understand, especially after the shock of realizing it wasn’t actually Selena. The person was just rambling, and Marcus only heard Nora’s name mentioned a minute into the call.

That’s when his brain kicked into gear.

“Who is this?” Marcus repeats, only to be met by a sigh on the other end.

“It’s not important, and I can’t stay on long,” the man