Chapter 73

It had been a dull few days for Emily. Went to bed and woke up early, had breakfast alone, went to work, then came back home and had to stay in her room until the following day. All by herself. And repeating.

Emily still imagined how the past few days had gone with a different scene—she woke up in Jeffry's arms after a night of making love like there was no tomorrow. And now the opposite was happening.

Did Emily miss him? Or just his touch?

Emily got out of bed lazily. Today, it was back to Saturday and gray. She didn't want to stay in place and do nothing.

She rushed to the kitchen and found her cell phone lying on the bar table after preparing dinner last night and enjoying it alone. Several missed calls from Jeffry.

Emily was tired of avoiding him. She was homesick, maybe even in love. But she couldn't let Charles down just for the sake of selfishness.

Again, her cell phone rang. However, this time it was a video call, and it was from Jeffry. Emily wasn't sure whether to accept it,