Chapter 84

As Michael left the residence, he suddenly felt his phone buzzing in his pocket. He took it out, raised it to his face, and saw that it was a text message.

From Camille.

He couldn’t quite describe what he felt at that second. For a few minutes, he just stared at his phone, at the first part of the message, reading it over and over, like he was in a trance.

When he finally snapped out of it, he opened the phone and started reading the message in full.

It seemed that she wanted to meet him at a coffee shop later tonight. The same café where they had reunited after fourteen years.

Liezel’s café.

He just stood there, his fingers stiff. He didn’t know how to react.

To be honest, he had never expected Camille to send him a message like this, and especially not to take the initiative to invite him. It felt uncanny, especially the timing.

Michael’s mind began to race.

What kind of reply should he give her? Should he tell her that he couldn’t make it, that his schedule was too full?

He had dec