Chapter 26. Necessary phone call.

Stephanie Miller.

After the operation, we got home, and Enzo left me in my room.

Despite how tired I feel, I can’t get everything out of my mind about what happened and especially what Tom told me.

My heart is pumping so fast, and my palms feel clammy with nervousness, while my feet run through every corner of the room.

I bite my lip, wondering if what I want to do is the right thing, but what options do I have left? I can’t let Matt come to this country looking for me. He can’t see me. Not now.

I sigh and resign myself to my decision. I look for my cell phone and, as if it were the most natural thing in the world, I slowly dial the numbers that make up his phone number.

My heart beats madly and thousands of butterflies fly in my stomach, eager to hear his voice.

At the fourth beep, I hear a cold, hoarse voice answer me, saying, “Hello? Who is it? How did you get this number?”

I stay silent, listening to him. I sigh and say, “Hi Matt.”

His voice quickly changes to one of extreme co