Just then, Christopher's phone vibrated unexpectedly.
He pulled it out, eyes widening in surprise—Emily had bombarded him with dozens of messages.
Since the afternoon, she had been pinging him every ten minutes.
Christopher opened them to find they were all asking if he was around, what he was up to, and similar questions.
Sending so many messages—could it be something urgent?
With that thought, Christopher dialed her number.
Meanwhile, at the Brooks Family residence, Emily lay on her bed. Seeing her phone light up, she got excited, her heart racing uncontrollably.
After sending him so many messages, he finally called back.
In truth, she didn't have anything specific to discuss with Christopher. It was just that her father had wrongly blamed him earlier, and she felt embarrassed ab
