Chapter 308 - 300. A Loud Storm
The moment the camera was turned off, Lex could see Bassena’s face turned sour. He knew his boss had been annoyed with this job because he didn’t want to be away from his sick boyfriend, so he couldn’t scold the esper for not maintaining his public image.
Not that he had a good one in the first place.
This time, though, Bassena looked even worse. He immediately got away from the set, refusing anyone trying to talk to him, and just went straight to the dressing room.
"I don’t feel good," Bassena frowned on the way to the dressing room.
"Are you sick? Did you get it from Zein?"
"No, I just have an uncomfortable feeling in my stomach," he stopped walking, and, instead of the dressing room, he turned toward the exit. "Let’s just get back quickly."
He opened his commlink to call Zein and told the guide he’d be back soon, but instead, his screen flashed with a message from Radia.
[Come directly to the guild]
Radia had always been someone who said less through text, because he was too busy to type long stuff. If he had to convey a lot, he would rather do it through a call, or directly face to face. So Bassena thought Radia had something to talk about regarding the project, and didn’t think much about it.
At least, until Zein’s commlink kept going through voicemail after the fifth time. That didn’t sit right with the uncomfortable feeling in his gut. After the fifth unanswered call, he tried his nanny’s link, and it still went unanswered. Lex could feel his boss’s anxiety go through the roof, and tried to go as fast as the air traffic permitted. It was like a deja vu when Bassena jumped off the helicopter before Lex even landed, making platforms in the air with his darkness.
By the time Bassena burst into the Guildmaster’s office, he caught Radia looking into several screens altogether, with a serious look on his face. Still, the summoner addressed him calmly. "Break it down next time, will you?"