Chapter 203

"I'm here. I waited for a while, but you didn't come." Julien asked, "When will you be coming?" Samuel answered, "I'll be arriving soon." "Alright. I'll wait for you." The call didn't end—neither Samuel nor Julien ended it. Though they both stayed silent, an underlying tension between them was obvious. Julien asked, "Samuel, where are you?" Shelmaine almost stopped breathing, and her limbs stiffened as well. Samuel calmly lit a cigarette and put it in his mouth. He breathed out a ball of smoke. It was as if time made sounds. It ticked, counting down every minute and every second. "I'm taking a rest." She clenched her fists. She was terrified whenever Samuel said a word. If he said that she was with him… "In the hotel?" "Yeah." A while of silence later, Julien suggested, "How about we meet another time? It's late now. I'll meet you for a meal tomorrow." "It's up to you." "Samuel, you didn't keep your word. If I had known earlier, I would have been with my girlfriend." Samue