Chapter 73: Backstory (2)
"Ignore it," Abigail said when Jamal showed her his screen so she would see that Ryan was calling.
"That would make him suspicious," Jamal said, and then raised a hand to his lips for her to stay quiet as he received the call and placed it on speaker so she could hear the conversation.
"Hello, sir," he said in a polite tone.
"Where are you both now? Have you left the hotel?" Ryan asked, his tone tinged with concern.
"Not yet, sir..."
"Why not? What’s the issue at the hotel?" Ryan asked impatiently.
"The maintenance team are going from room to room to fix things, and because Mr Jamal’s suite is the presidential suite, they need him or someone to be in his suite. So, we are in his suite right now as they’re checking..."
"What sort of stupid hotel does maintenance while they have guests? Couldn’t that have waited until the guests checked out?" Ryan hissed, and Abigail pressed her lips together to keep from laughing when Jamal glared at the phone.
She too had thought that Jamal’s excuse was lame. Why didn’t he come up with something better?