After listening to Coco’s words, Charlotte Thompson touched her chin: "Succulents are cute, but they are a bit small. Is there a particularly large one available?"
Charlotte Thompson felt that with her own level, managing one or two plants was already pushing her limits.
For small plants like succulents, having just a small pot to herself, there’s a chance she might ignore it when placed sowhere.
"Or should I buy a big cactus?"
Charlotte Thompson tapped on her desk while voicing her final idea.
"Maybe it can absorb more radiation and also serve as a self-defense tool."
Coco’s mouth twitched, she originally tried to hold back her laughter, but in the end, she failed.
"Sister Charlotte, that’s so like you."
"Ah, I just don’t have any other ideas," Charlotte Thompson and Coco bantered back and forth.
Just then, Charlotte Thompson’s phone, which had been set aside, started ringing, and she glanced at it, finding a strange number.
Listening more doubtfully, she looked at the number several tis, feeling it seed sowhat familiar, yet couldn’t recall anything, and hastily answered the call.
"Hello, yes?"
But there was no imdiate response from the other end of the phone, which made Charlotte Thompson a bit puzzled as she glanced at her phone screen, confirming that the call was indeed connected.
"Hello? Yes?"
Charlotte Thompson again tentatively inquired, and there still was no imdiate reply from the other end. Just as Charlotte Thompson was wondering if it was a wrong call, a sowhat hoarse male voice slowly transmitted from the phone.
"Charlotte, do you rember ?"
The man’s voice had a grating, gravelly quality to it that made one’s scalp tingle.
A chill went down Charlotte Thompson’s spine, and the smile on her face darkened.
"Who are you?"
She couldn’t recognize the voice, and the number was also very strange, yet this person could call her by na.
"Charlotte, how long has it been since we last t? Do you know how miserable I am now?"
However, the voice on the other end ignored Charlotte Thompson’s cautious inquiry and continued speaking on its own.
"So, could you lend so money as compensation? After all, it’s you who have put in this situation."
The man coughed, continuing his speech, but Charlotte Thompson felt a chill down her spine and didn’t care about anything else, promptly hanging up the phone.
"What kind of person?" Charlotte Thompson furrowed her brows deeply.
Noticing that sothing was off with Charlotte Thompson’s expression, Coco cautiously asked, "Sister Charlotte, what happened? You look pale."
Taking a deep breath, Charlotte Thompson shook her head at Coco: "Nothing..."
She paused for a mont, speculating about the phone call in her mind, but chose another explanation for Coco.
"It was just a phone scam."
"Oh my, you have to be careful then. Phone scams are especially wicked nowadays and utterly hard to guard against. You should block that number right away," Coco muttered softly.
"I know." Charlotte Thompson nodded.
Since this call ca through, she no longer had the mood to discuss the relaxed topic of plant care with Coco.
After Coco left her office, Charlotte Thompson directly called Jack Bryant.
"Jack Bryant, help check the area code of this number, and as for the specific information, get as much as you can."
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