When Jessica replied to Orlando's message, he had just coaxed Eaton into sleeping. He glanced at the sleeping child and quietly walked out of the bedroom.
"I am accompanying my mother in the hospital."
Reading her message, he walked further away and called her. This time, she soon picked up the phone.
Orlando leaned on the balcony railing and asked, "Why didn't you answer my call this afternoon?"
He was physically and mentally exhausted and suddenly wanted to talk to her.
"My mother was beside me, so I could not answer."
They had not talked for a long time, so the atmosphere was somehow awkward.
After silence, he asked, "Do you miss me?"
Jessica's fingers holding the phone froze. She knew what he wanted to hear and replied, "Yes."
Orlando's Adam's apple slightly rolled. And he sud
