Chapter 157 - Alliances.

Joe Cole was still driving home with Rachel sitting beside him when he took out his phone to call Mercury's phone to check on her.He has been so preoccupied with meetings that he has forgotten to call her or even contact her mother to see if she has awoken from the deep sleep she was put into.

He was also concerned about how she would react after waking up and discovering that she had lost the Beauty Goddess competition, but he hoped she would be in good health.

He dialed Mercury's number first, but it was switched off, so he decided to call her mother to confirm that everything was fine, as he was already concerned that something had gone wrong along the line.

After the third ring, Victoria answered the phone, but Joe Cole heard her Personal Assistant's voice, and she informed him of the First Lady's inability to respond to him at this time due to an urgent meeting, which is an emergency situation.

"It is fine; I will call her later, but please inform her that I called." Joe Cole re