Hearing Travis's venomous tone, Nicole felt her heart turn to stone. After he finished his tirade, she asked calmly, "Is that all you called to say?"Travis froze, caught off guard by the unexpected composure in her voice.Usually, when he berated her, Nicole would respond with emotional pleas and desperate explanations. But now, her emotions were as still as a dead lake. She didn’t say a single word in her defense.Travis yanked off his tie in frustration, throwing it to the floor. "What, did you think I'd say I missed you?"”Are you finished? I need to sleep," her voice carried a hint of impatience.Travis felt his anger surge.How dare she?Shouldn't she be begging for his forgiveness, trying to make amends?Travis hung up in anger.Hearing the dial tone, Nicole placed her phone on the nightstand, turned off the lights, and went to bed.At the Graham estate.After his tenth cigarette, Travis stared at his phone lying silently on the coffee table, its screen dark and lifel
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