When the phone rang, Kendrick was still working overtime at the office.
It had been three days since Anna left him. With no news from her, his frustration was reaching its limit. The only way to keep himself from dwelling on it was to immerse himself in work.
Because the moment he stopped, his thoughts would run wild — Where was she? How was she? If she was unharmed, she would have called him by now.
She wouldn’t just forget him. Anna wasn’t that kind of person.
But no matter how much he tried to convince himself, endless scenarios played out in his mind. Maybe Ryan had imprisoned her. Maybe her injuries were severe, and she hadn’t regained consciousness. Or, worst of all — maybe she had changed her heart, erasing the moments they shared together.
Perhaps she had simply returned to th
