Veronica's POV Power could be deceptive. I went back home to take a bath since I spent many hours in custody for a while. Entering the bathroom, I heard my phone ring in the sitting room. ‘I will pick it up later.’ I decided within myself. Took a proper bath and then stepped outside. Getting back to the room, I went to my phone just to check who called earlier. Surprisingly, it was Martins. ‘Did he call to check on me or to ask me for a response to his proposal?’ I thought in my head. Being confused, my phone started ringing again. It was Martins. I decided to pick up the call. “Hello,” I said with a fatigued voice. “Hello, sorry for the stress of the past few hours. How are you feeling now?” He asked me. “I am good. I just want to rest.” “Okay. In that case, I will leave you to

