‘Darling, aren’t you busy right now?’
Laura's voice had a lazy, sweet quality to it on the other end of the line, as if she’d just sunk into the sofa — or hadn’t even got out of bed at all. Victor could practically picture her running her fingers through her hair, leaning against a pillow as she spoke.
‘I’ve just finished up.’ Victor leaned back in his chair and tapped his fingers idly on the desk. ‘You helped me find a martial arts coach before, right? I don’t need that anymore — I’ve found the right person.'
There was a half-second of silence at the other end of the line, followed by a soft chuckle.
‘Alright. I bought some sea cucumber today to help build up your strength. Come home early.”
Victor: “...”
After a moment's silence, he finally mumbled a 'Mm-hmm' and hung up.
Once he
