Chapter 1713

The caller did not speak when the call connected. Lily said hello but did not get a response. She thought there was a problem with her phone and was about to hang up when she vaguely heard something.

It was not a voice but a messy background noise—wind blowing and faint honks.

Puzzled, Lily looked at the phone screen and confirmed it was an unknown number. It was a local one. However, when she put the phone to her ear again, she heard nothing. “Hello? Please say something.”

Still, there was no answer.

Alexander noticed something was off and looked at Lily. “What’s wrong?”

Lily shook her head. She planned to wait another 30 seconds before regarding it as a prank call and hanging up if she received no replies. As she lost her patience, a slightly urgent female voice echoed, “Lily!”

“Tasia?” Lily was surprised to hear her voice and wondered if it was inconvenient for her to talk. “Are you all right? Where are you? Is it inconvenient to talk? Is this your number? How about I call you