Karl had been gone for a month. He would video call Danielle every day. Using the screen of their phones as a medium, they would talk for a long time every day. Even though it was merely a digital screen, Danielle could still sense the love he had for her pouring out through the display. However,
“Mr. Burt is on a business trip, isn’t he?” Danielle blushed. She never even indicated that she was talking about Karl… “Yeah, he’s on a business trip, but that can’t stop him from sweet-talking me, can it?” Ava chuckled and teased her, “I see, so our Danielle likes it when a man says a lot of sa
When Danielle got home, she locked herself in her room. She reached for her phone and dialed Karl's number. Karl answered the call within the first few rings. There was no hint of any sleepiness in his voice even though it should be close to midnight where he was. “Are you sleeping?” “Yeah.” Karl
Hazel was confused by what this was about. “Yes, why?” “One of the teachers in my office needed help with finding a certain hotel. She only has a picture of the hotel’s wall taken when she was in a video call with someone. Do you think your friend can name the hotel?” “Wow, is this teacher trying
Aaron immediately tugged on the sleeve of the other secretary. The two of them exchanged a look, and then Aaron quickly excused himself, “Sir, we’re going to handle the rest of the contract.” Karl nodded and let them leave. Then, he strode toward Danielle. His voice sounded terribly stiff as he sa
Karl nodded. So, it was Hazel. He found Hazel's number and called her. Hazel seemed to be in a good mood when she picked up, “Hello, Karl. What’s the occasion? Why are you calling me?” “What did you say to Danielle just now?” His voice was bone-chilling and made Hazel perk up alertly. “Why? Did
“No.” Karl answered without thinking, “I was running away from myself.” “You’re lying,” Danielle grumbled angrily. She reasoned that he would not have lied to her unless he wanted to get away from her. She could not come up with any other explanation. “Dan, I swear the reason I stayed away was not
He would much rather not think about it. When it came to matters like these, they only got more confusing the more you forced yourself to think about them. By the next week, Danielle had been pregnant for 39 weeks and 4 days. She went to the college to arrange for her maternity leave before gettin