Chapter 5

A gentle, familiar male voice drifted through the phone line. "Is that Jules?"

Julia froze in place.

Only her late father Richard, along with a handful of elder relatives, had ever called her by that childhood nickname.

"It's Edward," the man said.

"Mr. Grant?" Surprise laced Julia's tone.

Since arriving in Wingodian, she'd only coordinated daily affairs with Edward's assistant, never speaking directly to him before.

"It's me. Hope I'm not interrupting anything?" Edward said, his voice warm with a smile.

"Not at all. Did you need something, Mr. Grant?" Julia replied quickly.

Edward said casually, "Nothing urgent. I just…