Rejected

Nora sighed, her gaze fixed on a distant point. "He said he got it from Mia," she replied, her voice tinged with bitterness. "I guess when he dropped off his son, that's when he took the opportunity."

Understanding dawned on Alice as she connected the dots. "Oh," she muttered, sympathy and frustration evident in her voice. "That's not right at all from a kid?."

Nora's solidified as she spoke her next words. "I don't want him to ever call me again," she declared, her voice firm and resolute.

Alice offered a simple solution, her voice filled with practicality. "It's simple. Just block his contact," she advised, her tone comforting yet pragmatic.

Nora reached for her phone, her fingers navigating through the settings. As her eyes scanned the screen, she found the option she sought and tapped it decisively, severing the connection that had caused her distress.

A sense of relief hit Nora as she completed the task, her shoulders relaxing as if a weight had been lifted. She looked up at Alic