Chapter 173 A Deep Breath

• "Joy, is that you?" Juliet said when she immediately recognised her voice. Her heart started to race as she waited for joy to say something else, but the call just ended up getting disconnected like always... Juliet didn't waste a single second and called the number right back... she started to pace back and forth in her room as she waited for the call to be answered, but it kept ringing and ringing, and she didn't get an answer. She called the number once again, and the same thing happened, no answer... Juliet started to get worried now. She didn't have Daniel's number and couldn't call him to ask if everything was alright, so she left her room and headed straight downstairs to Alex's study to look for him... Juliet didn't bother to knock on the door like she always did and simply just let herself in... Alex's eyes immediately travelled to the door when she walked in... he dropped the file in his hand and stood up when he saw the worried look she had in her eyes... Alex immediately walked over to her and held her hand. "Is something wrong?" He asked, and Juliet nodded. "I should have told you this sooner, but I didn't think much of it because it happened over a month ago and then a few days ago, but now I think something is wrong..." She started...
• "A while back when I was out with Gina, I got a call from an unknown number, and when I answered the call, I didn't get a response. I didn't think much of it because the number didn't call back, but a few days ago, the same number called me again and the same thing happened, no one said anything, until today, the caller finally spoke and I'm sure it was joy, but she didn't say anything else and hung up" Juliet explained, the worry never leaving her eyes...
• Alex walked back to his table to get his phone... he immediately called up his uncle, but the phone kept ringing and ringing like what had happened to Juliet, and he started to become worried too... did something happen at their house... he called the number once again, and this time, the, finally went through, and he put the phone on speaker so Juliet could hear too... "Good evening, Dan," Alex said, "Hi, Alex... how have you been? " his uncle said, and the couple exchanged looks... "I've been fine. I just called to ask how you and Joy are, " Alex said, and there was a short pause for a few seconds before his uncle responded... "Oh, we are fine... joy is asleep right now... I will let her know you called tomorrow, " Daniel said, and it only made Juliet and Alex more confused... "Okay, I hope all is well," Alex said, hoping his uncle would tell him if anything was wrong. "Sure, all is well; me and Joy will visit you soon. I have to go now... send my regards to Juliet, " Daniel said and ended the call before Alex could respond...