Samuel Blackwood
Author: Jericho Chase
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-29 19:42:56

The telephone in Thomas Bishop's office rang noisily on his desk, interrupting the silence that had filled the room.

He quickly reached out for the telephone and raised it to his ear.

"Hello?" he said, his voice laced with curiosity.

The man on the other end of the line spoke, but it was only a few words before he hung up.

Thomas Bishop returned the phone back to its cradle and glanced up at Nicholas and Julia, who were seated before his desk, watching him.

"001 just called. He's scheduled a private meeting with me," Thomas Bishop said, breaking the silence that had fallen over the room.

Nicholas stood up and leaned forward towards Thomas Bishop, his expression intense. "You better not betray me, Thomas Bishop. If this plan of ours blows over, the Phoenix family would have you for breakfast."

Thomas Bishop gulped, knowing the consequences of going against Nicholas. "I promise you, Lord Niklaus. Everything I've said to you is nothing but the truth, including our Morse code."

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