ling?" ask
hrough the phone caught Is
at Harvey Villa, he tighte
had only just left with the divorce agreem
surged upward, tangled together with a
that convoy of Rolls-Royces, he had immedi
lite circles, there was no record of the owner. Every trace of the man's identi
e remained in his study. One cigarette followed another. By the time he stopped, h
Perhaps Caroline would cry and ask for forgiveness. Per
A stranger-a man
rustration pressed down on him so heavi
filled t
seconds passed. Still, the caller said
calls in the middle of the night, h
t. After that, Caleb walked to the rear
e top-grade organic ingredients. There was also the latest collection from a luxury fashion house tha
d gone to extra lengths. Every luxury logo had been removed. Even the orig
he arrived at the old a
ing Amanda get settled, Caroline hurried over th
e. "The number wasn't saved, so I answered it for you. Nobody s
reen happened to block the last four digits. Since she couldn't see them cle
ch of the already small living room. Immediately, she felt o
g receive guests at the Harvey family residence.
on her narrow shoulders. Then he noticed her slig
tiny share from any Howard family subsidiary
s away from us. And you've gone through far too much. A few supplements and some clothes are the least I can do. Compared to everything you've endured, these
aroline's chest. Her ey
g but easy. Her mother-in-law treated her like a servant. Her husban
she had forgotten what
ine's face. Tears gathered in her eyes as
anda and Caroline any further, Caleb didn't stay long. Aft
ind him, silence returne
hanging into her old pajamas and drying her hands, she hea
ly lit up. The device vibrated harshly. At the same
her view. The damaged scree
te number, Caroline stopped s
't saved in her contacts
e had stared at those digits more times than she could count
nged to
nt trying to please his family. Yet this w
r the divorce papers had been signed and she had been f
wasn't los
equired her to take responsibility and apologize? Or had something gone
ed. She had already decided. From this moment
eached for the screen and
damaged for a long time. The tou
er swipe triggered the opposi
the timer sta
ere. Then she slowly lifted the phone
e have anything she wanted to say to him.
became unbear
hed her through the receiver. Each breath sounded
questio
u? And who was the man
through the call. The vo
first, she was confused. Then the irritation
care?" she a
in, his tone was even colder than before.
ours ago? We already signed the divorce papers. You call your soon-to-be-ex-wife in the middle of the night and
tion," he snapped through clenched teeth. "Whose car picked you up today?
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