Eleanor's POV

Lawrence deliberately put the phone on speaker mode to allow me to hear both sides of the conversation. I smiled inwardly. Good initiative, husband.

Bena's anxious and frightened voice filtered through the speakerphones, "Lawrence! Finally! Where are you?"

Lawrence replied, "With Eleanor."

Bena was silent for a moment and asked in return, "You're not in Vatican, are you?"

"We are traveling out of town right now, what's going on?"

I heard Bena's soft whimpers coming through. Lawrence and I looked at each other with our eyes widening, baffled as to what was going on.

Bena finally started talking, "Lawrence, please help me. The owner of the company has...