Ashley’s phone began to ring. She took the phone from her bag and noticed that the caller was Aaron. She stepped outside and answered the call.
“Where are you, Ashley? Do you have any idea how worried I’ve been? You weren’t picking up the phone, you weren’t at Williams’s apartment, and he wasn’t there either. I was on my way to file a missing person report.”
“I am so sorry, Aaron. I had to leave due to an emergency."
“Leave? Leave for where? Are you with that Williams right now?”
Ashley looked back and stepped further onto the porch. “Our professor was involved in an accident and is currently hospitalized. I couldn’t leave Liam alone after yesterday’s attack, and I was also concerned about professor Charles.”
“You were worried about him?” Aaron asked incredulously. “Ashley, what is
