A Panicked Call
Mr. Dalton’s frantic attempts to make a phone call and his panicked exclamations left Samantha bewildered. The situation spiraled out of control as the older man paced his office, hands in his hair, his breathing ragged—Samantha’s demands for an explanation met with silence as panic took over Mr. Dalton’s senses.
She tried to calm him, offering water and soothing words, but the terror in his eyes only grew. Her discovery had also unveiled a secret she had inadvertently dragged to the surface. Samantha knew this was no longer an innocent discovery, and the ring had become a harbinger of something ominous.
Next: What is Mr. Dalton hiding?
