Four in the morning.
The family doctor had given Chloe an injection to counteract the drug. She was now sleeping quietly.
Julian sat on the sofa nearby, staring at his phone.
More precisely, he was staring at his chat with Audrey.
Every message he had sent had disappeared into silence. There had been no reply.
In the stillness of the night, the anxiety and restlessness he had been deliberately suppressing came rushing back all at once.
Ever since that time he had come home, Audrey had changed toward him.
Her coldness and rejection had been constantly fraying his nerves.
He had to admit it.
Audrey meant far more to him than he had ever imagined.
But why had she suddenly changed?
Then something struck him.
Julian's face went pale.
He opened the account he used to book hotels. Wh
