Awake for Love: My Coma Bridegroom

Chapter 72

Violette froze in her tracks.

The moment she realized her phone had been stolen, she was ready to give chase. Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

But after a couple of steps, she remembered she was pregnant and abruptly stopped. She quickly

turned around and headed back into her apartment complex.

About an hour later, Lacey made a call to Elijah.

"Sir, Ms. Dennis' phone got swiped while she was out walking. I went with her to report it to the police,

but they said it might be a tough job to get it back. Ms. Dennis came back with red eyes, said there

were a whole bunch of important files on her phone. She seems pretty cut up about it all and is in her

room now."

Observing the situation, Lacey felt disheartened and considered that if she informed Elijah, he might be

able to leverage his influence and assist in retrieving the phone.

In reality, Lacey wasn't certain if Violette was actually crying in her room, she just said that hoping to

stir up some sympathy from Elijah.

Elijah had a dinner date with Derek that night.

He was already at the restaurant they'd agreed on and Derek would be arriving soon.

After taking Lacey's call, he didn't even take a minute to make a decision.

When Derek arrived at the restaurant and saw Joey, he frowned, "Where's your boss?"

"Mr. Marcia, I'm really sorry. He had to leave due to a family emergency. So he asked me to wait for

you and explain." Joey said apologetically.

Derek chuckled, "What are the odds? He didn't just cook up an excuse because he didn't want to see

me, did he?"

Joey: "Even if my boss didn't want to see you, he wouldn't run away. He's not scared of anybody."

Derek lounged in his chair, looking at Joey leisurely, "But as far as I know, he doesn't get along with his

family. Who in his family could have an emergency that would make him ditch me?"

Joey: "His wife."

Derek didn’t know how to reply.

Joey: "I guess my boss wanted to meet with you possibly because of something about Violette. Mr.

Marcia, even though it might not be my place to say, but I have to remind you, my boss is really into

Violette. You'd do well to keep a respectable distance from her."

After a moment of thought, Derek said, "Joey, have you ever thought about changing jobs? I can offer

you better pay."

Joey responded with sincerity, "Mr. Marcia, I genuinely appreciate your offer, but changing jobs does

not align with my career goals. As long as Mr. Bourne doesn't terminate my employment, I have no

intentions of leaving."

"Why not?" Derek was puzzled.

"You could ask Melinda why she doesn't want to leave the Bourne Group."

"Melinda doesn't want to leave because she's into Elijah, are you into him too?" Derek laughed.

"You could call my respect for him a kind of liking." Joey answered honestly, "People always say he's

got a bad temper, but people are multifaceted. A stern-faced person isn't necessarily a bad person, a

person with a smiling face could be full of schemes."

Derek: "Are you talking about me?"

Joey: "No, I wasn't hinting at you. You're actually pretty nice, but I don't want to betray my boss."

Joey understood that Derek offering her more money to switch sides was an attempt to use her against

Elijah.

As Elijah's right-hand, she knew more about him than anyone else.

"If I betray Mr. Bourne today, there might come a day when I would betray you for a better offer. I don't

think you would trust someone like that." Joey said.

At the police station.

Elijah's arrival made the atmosphere in the entire police station tense.

The police chief, having received a call, rushed over.

"Your phone got stolen? That thief's got some nerve! I'll have people check the CCTV footage right

away! I guarantee we'll find your phone within 24 hours!" The chief assured Elijah, beating his chest.

Elijah: "It wasn't my phone that got stolen."

"Oh, you scared me! I thought it was your phone that got..."

"My wife's phone was stolen." Elijah said, "Can you get it back within 24 hours?"

The police chief was taken aback, but continued to assure, "Yes! Of course! With CCTV coverage all

over the city, we'll definitely find it! I'll have the police on it right away!"

Elijah nodded, "Much appreciated."

"No trouble at all! It's what we're here for!" The chief checked the incident report for the night and said,

"Your wife is named Violette?"