She wanted to tell him that it was none of his business, but the words finally remained on the tip of her tongue.
“I want to call Dora.”
Charles looked at her silently. He tried to cover his inner emotions. He knew she was lying and tried to persuade himself the only reason she lied was because she cared about him.
He walked toward Bella and put the cellphone on her hand. “This is a gift for you. I mean it. It’s not what you think it is.”
Bella looked at the phone and raised her head slowly to look into his face. “Charles, could you tell me what is it that you want?”
“What’s wrong with giving my wife a cellphone?”
Bella burst out in laughter. “What if you accuse me of stealing your phone tomorrow after I accept it today?”
Charles made a frown.
“What’s on your mind?”
“Oh, you won’
