He held her and walked slowly to the bed, carefully laying her down.
The sound of knocking on the door rang out...
Clive paused for a moment.
"Young master, miss, the gentleman called and is urging you to hurry and set off."
Gem Atkinson thought Clive and Audrey were already on their way to the state capital. He tried calling Audrey, but she didn't answer. Then he called Clive, but Clive didn't pick up either. Worried that something might have happened, he had to call the old steward at the West Suburb Villa to ask about the situation. The old steward found the dining room, saw that the young master's and the miss's phones were both on the dining table, and hurriedly came up to deliver the message.
"Young master, miss? Are you here?" The old steward's voice came again.
Clive closed his eyes as if dejected, took a deep breath, and shouted towards the door, "Come in."