My Secret Billionaire Husband
Chapter 1633 - 1625: They probably want her to help pay back that sum of money.

Chapter 1633: Chapter 1625: They probably want her to help pay back that sum of money.

"Okay, why don’t you give Brandon a call, then." Joanna’s heart rate accelerated as she bit her lip, "I’m genuinely worried about Aria."

Looking at her concern, Ashton Heath quickly took out his cell phone and dialed his brother’s number.

After a while, Brandon finally answered the phone.

Ashton wasted no time and asked directly: "Bro, have you met with Aria or had any contact with her these past two days?"

"She went back to her hometown, so we haven’t met this week. We did reach out to each other this morning, why?"

"Joanna called her earlier, but her phone is off. Joanna’s worried about her, so she asked me to contact you."

"Phone’s off?" Brandon paused on the other end before suggesting, "Maybe her phone’s battery died."

"Yeah, that’s what I told Joanna too. She mentioned that Aria rarely lets her phone die, which has her concerned something might have happened. But since you guys contacted each other this morning, everything should be fine."

Ashton said a few more things and then hung up the phone.

"Brandon had contact with her this morning, so don’t worry anymore. It’s probably just a dead phone."

"Is it?"

Nevertheless, Joanna didn’t feel entirely at peace.

Whenever she had contacted Aria in the past, the latter’s phone had never run out of battery.

But since Aria had been in contact with Brandon that very morning...

There should... be nothing wrong.

Maybe she was overthinking everything.

Aria was a smart girl, capable of taking care of herself.

She would try to make another call later, by which time Aria’s phone should be charged if it was indeed a battery issue.

*

On the other side.

After hanging up, Brandon dialed Aria’s mobile number.

The voice informing him that Aria’s number was switched off echoed from his phone.

Brandon initially didn’t think much of her mobile being switched off since running out of battery playing on the phone was pretty commonplace.

But then Joanna mentioned Aria hardly ever had her phone switched off.

For a moment, he found it hard to concentrate on his work.

He called his assistant, Luke, into his office.

"Minister." Luke respectfully inquired, "May I help you with something?"

Brandon contemplated for a moment, his eyebrows furrowing gently as he asked, "What is the schedule for the rest of my day?"

Luke immediately reported: "Minister, you are scheduled to fly to Coburia tomorrow and will spend a week there on a business trip. After returning from Coburia, you will likely have a day off."

Luke, assuming this had to do with arranging a date with Aria, thought a moment before adding, "Minister, if you are looking to cultivate your relationship with Ms. Aria, you can always make some adjustments. You could invite her over."

"It’s not that." Brandon flung the pen in his hand onto the desk.

"Not that?" Luke appeared puzzled. "Then, may I ask why the Minister is suddenly asking about his schedule?"

Whenever Brandon had inquired about his schedule previously, it had always concerned Aria.

"Immediately look into why Ms. Aria went back to her hometown."

"Yes, Minister, I’ll check right now."

Ten minutes later.

After Luke had figured out the entire situation, he reported to Brandon: "Minister, I’ve learned that the reason Ms. Aria returned is due to an issue with her younger brother."

Aria’s younger brother?

Brandon was aware of him.

He nodded, instructing, "Go on."

"Yes." After contemplating a moment, Luke continued, "Ms. Aria’s brother owes a debt and has been imprisoned. Her parents called her back home, presumably to have her help pay off the debt."