EDNA “Yes.” I replied, pushing the words out with some difficulty. Without you. Malrick didn’t say anything for a long time. When he spoke again, it was a completely different topic. “There’s an official party I need to attend during the weekend. I will send your dress this evening and the location to you.” With that said, he hung up. I stared at my phone blankly and could not react for a while. Malrick had never hung up on me like this before. In addition, he never spoke like that to me before. He must be very angry. For a while, I merely sat there, staring at my blank phone screen in a daze. The call had ended so abruptly that I didn’t know how to react. Malrick had always been patient with me and his reaction this time showed that even he had limits. And his patience wasn’t

