Mark Tremont was negotiating a contract with a partner over the phone when he was disturbed by the ringing of his cell phone. Feeling rather annoyed, he turned off his cell phone without looking at the screen.
Only after the contract was signed and he was back at the hotel did he turn on his cell phone again. His expression turned serious when he realized that the missed call was from Arianne. She usually never took the initiative to call him.
He returned the call. After a long busy dial tone, a cold robotic female voice came through. “Sorry, the number you dialed cannot be reached at this moment. Please try again later.”
Mark redialed to Tremont Estate, and the call was picked up by Mary. As soon as the call was connected, he asked, “Where’s Arianne?”
Mary glanced upstairs and explained, “Madam isn’t feeling well. The light in her room was on all night yesterday, so I guess she is sleeping now since she didn’t get a good amount of sleep last night.”
A sigh of relief involuntarily escaped Mark. “Tell her to return my call when she wakes up.”
His phone rang again as soon as he ended the call. It was Aery.
Since he was exhausted from work, he didn’t feel like dealing with her, so he rejected the call. But in a short while, his phone rang again persistently.
Feeling vexed, he pressed the answer button after a moment of hesitation but said nothing.
Aery’s sad voice came from the other end of the call. “Why did you hang up on me, Mark dear? Why was your phone busy just now? Who were you talking to? When are you coming back again? I miss you already,” she whined.
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