"Hello?" Rodney's voice was tinged with sleepiness due to the difference in time zones.
"It's me!" Amber controlled herself so her emotions did not show in her tone. Rodney sat up immediately after he heard Amber's voice. Right then, he returned to his usual indifference. "What's wrong?"
"Rodney, can I... can I ask you for a favor?"
"What is it?" he asked.
"Can... can... can you not get engaged to Celia?" Licking her cracked lips, she finally muttered out a complete sentence.
"I'm afraid I can't!" Rodney answered in a straightforward manner. He suspected that there was something amiss with his ears. If she had made such a request a few days ago, he would have been ecstatic and gave her a positive answer. However, right then, he felt that it was too ironic.
"Rodney! If you don't get e
