Jodi frowned, a slow shake of her head accompanying her deepening scowl. "I haven't heard a single thing from her. Honestly, I couldn't even use my phone while I was in Dubai. Prince was incredibly strict about internet consumption. You know how he is, right? Always grumbling that I do nothing but waste money on my phone. Anyway, why do you ask? Did she leave?"
"Oh, no. It's nothing like that," Belle replied quickly, trying to smooth over the tension. "I just wanted to know if you'd ever heard anything unusual related to her. Like... child abuse, or something along those lines."
"Child abuse?" Jodi burst out laughing, the sheer absurdity of the words catching her off guard. "How could that even be possible? Emilia is the gentlest soul I know. If I'm being completely honest, she has far more patience with children than the rest of us combined."
