Lia watched Blake, noticing he seemed distracted. Just then, her phone rang. She got out of bed to grab it, but Blake was faster. The caller ID showed it was Hank, and Blake's expression immediately shifted from calm to cold.
He glanced at Lia, signaling for her to put the call on speaker.
Reluctantly, Lia answered the phone, and Hank's anxious voice came through.
"Terra, I've started putting your plan for the Ironcliff Heights community into action, but there's been a problem. The Plant Protection Center has bypassed us and notified the developers directly."
Blake's earlier confusion was finally cleared up. He hadn't expected the source of the issue to show up so suddenly. And to his surprise, the root of the problem led right back to his fiancée.
"Got it. I understand," Lia said, se
