Chapter 96

Christina tried again with patience. “Alright, Matthew, why are you calling me at this hour?”

“Can’t I just speak to you?”

“Fine! Speak away, I’m listening.”

“Why don’t you do the talking and I’ll listen?”

“I don’t know what to say to you,” she replied.

“Tell me something that makes me happy!” He was being unreasonable.

“What’s the matter with you? For drinking so much?”

“I did drink, and I drank a lot…” He burped. “Christina, I like you. Do you know that I like you…”

She rolled her eyes. This guy was evidently too drunk that his talkative side had taken over him.

“Christina, I really like you. Why don’t you like me back? Why?”

She refused to reply, and on the other side, he did not know if he should laugh or cry. “Christina, I just want you to show me a glimmer of hope. I don’t mind that you’ve had a divorce before, I don’t mind anything…”

“Matthew, you’re drunk. Go to sleep!”

“I don’t want to sleep. I want to hear you say that you like me. I want you to like me…” His voi