Thanks to the women in the house stealthily conducting a coup while they were stuck in a disastrous gala dinner, Ace was now back in his old room at his uncle's house. It felt as if he had never left. They should have seen this coming. Mandy was never one to let go once she was determined to achieve something.
"The caller you are calling is not answering. Please try again later."
Ace sighed in exasperation as the automated message echoed in his ear for the seventh time. He had been trying to call his elder sister, Lyra, to apologize, but she wasn't answering. Even his heartfelt text messages had gone unread. If he could get in touch with Dame Wasp right now, he would ask her to hack into Lyra's phone and set up a video call so he could apologize directly.
"Argh!" Ace groaned aloud, rolling onto his bed in frustration.