When Jasper’s phone call came in, Cory was still crying in the basement.
Elena’s acceptance reached him at the very second he finished his rejection. He begged and implored Nyla to speak with him, to reverse that rejection, but there was no use. Nyla didn’t even move in the cage.
He laid on the floor and cried, and had never felt so helpless before. But when he picked up the phone, his voice sounded normal to Jasper.
“What’s up?” he asked in a raspy voice, lying on the floor, with tears still on his cheeks.
Jasper was supervising some workers to deliver the furniture Lennie ordered for the wedding venue. He panicked when he saw the news that popped out on the phone screen and instantly called Cory.
“Did you read the news?” He asked nervously, speculating whether his king had foun
