CHAPTER 245 - MALAKAI'S INFLUENCE

"Malakai?" she murmured, her fingers trembling slightly as she answered the call. "Hello?"

"India, dear," Malakai's smooth voice purred through the line, "how are you? I have been looking forward to your call since you left the headquarters but I got no calls from me and I was just very worried. How have you been?"

India stood up from the swing she had been sitting on, her grip on the phone tightening. "I'm...I'm doing alright, thanks for your concern," she replied, her tone tinged with wariness. "Is there any reason in particular you called?"

There was a brief pause, and India could practically feel the weight of Malakai's gaze even through the phone. "Well, you see, I have a business idea that I think will blow your mind," he said, his voice laced with excitement.

"Oh wow, really? And what is that about?" India asked with a smirk on her face.

"Well, this is not something I can talk over the phone... But this one idea is something that could take us, I