“I genuinely miss you, Robert. It feels like you're getting more and more handsome every time I see you. You're looking great, dear...” She was flirting with me again, but I stared blankly, not responding to her chicanery. She had one of her fingers in her lips, obviously trying to be seductive, but her actions only infuriated me. “What did I expect? You’ve gone silent again, and now you’re busy thinking of whatever. What a shame.” She muttered after a period of unbearable silence, her lips upturned in a pout that made my skin crawl. “Where’s D?” I asked, staring at her blankly and anticipating her response. “Huh?” “You told me you’d bring my son with you. If I remember correctly, this is a family dinner, according to the invite you sent to my office this afternoon. So, where is h

