The shrill ringing of the phone sliced through the room. Ethan, still breathing heavily and enraged by the interruption, snatched the phone without looking at the caller ID.
"What the hell do you want!?" Ethan answered, his voice a low, furious snarl.
Jason's desperate voice sounded immediately through the speaker. "Boss! Thank God, you answered! It's Cassandra, boss, we can't locate her."
At the sound of the panic in Jason's voice, Ethan's passion instantly vanished. His face went hard, turning serious and murderous in an instant. Sarah, who was behind him, still trying to annoy him with kisses and nuzzles, immediately stopped and withdrew, scared by the sudden, terrifying rage radiating from him.
Ethan walked away from her toward the door, stepping outside onto the landing to speak in private.
"Tell me what the hell you are saying...!" Ethan demanded, his tone icy.
