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?