In the afternoon, Perry's phone started ringing. She glanced at the screen—it was Richard.
Her heart skipped a beat. He finally called! But where was he last night? And this morning? Why'd he wait so long?
Just as the ringtone was about to end, she swiped to answer. "Hello?"
"Perry, where are you?" Richard's voice sounded excited. He'd come back with the Eternelle Heart. He was ready to propose, to put that gemstone ring on her finger, to marry her.
Perry's nose tingled, and she almost broke down. "I..."
"What's wrong? Did you miss me? Come on, where are you?"
He was back. But so what? "I'm at the hotel. How about you?"
Richard perked up. "At the café? Or in your room?"
She quickly made something up. "Café."
"Still reading, huh?" Richard was already in the car,
