"When the call connected, Stella answered instead." I looked at Chase calmly. "She asked whether the new swimsuit she bought looked good on her. I heard you swallow on the other end of the line. Then the call got disconnected. After that, your phone was completely turned off."
"I spent three days lying in the hospital, wondering how you would explain everything to me and whether I should believe you." My voice gradually tightened. "But during those entire three days, you never called me even once. When you finally came home, you acted like nothing had happened. You didn't even notice I'd been in a car accident."
That memory hurt too much. Even now, my throat still tightened when I spoke about it.
Panic flashed through Chase's eyes as he instinctively tried to explain himself, but I cold
