"Took you long enough to call me back," Varian said as soon as he picked up the call. He had been agitated since Ellen called him and then ended the call abruptly after hinting that something was going on. Ellen could have sworn that she heard a little bit of sassy in his tone.
"So sorry, I just got back to the hotel now."
"So what was that all about?"
"Hold on," she said, taking the phone off her ear and putting it on speakerphone. "So I received a call today."
"And?"
"You would know in a minute if you let me speak," Ellen said, taking up the sassy tone.
"Sorry about that," Varian said, and she shook her head.
"Well, the caller was a man or a woman; it was difficult to tell because they distorted their voice so I was unable to tell who it was but they called me to threaten me and i
