Chapter 268:

If he chose, he could answer any call and speak with any of her friends or relatives. Yet now, as he tried to answer a call while she watched, she reacted with obvious nervousness. Did Fred mean that much to her?

“But the past is the past!” Belinda struggled to free her hands from his firm grip, but she couldn’t.

Overwhelmed by frustration, she finally exclaimed, “Kristopher, must I remind you again? We are divorced! Our marriage is a thing of the past, and I am now your ex-wife!”

At this, Kristopher let out a cold scoff. “What if I want to answer this call for my ex-wife?”

As he spoke, his hand moved again toward the answer button.

At the critical moment, Belinda raised her voice, her tone grave, her face pale. “Don’t force me

looked from her to the phone in his grasp.

steps up to the landing above. Leaning against the wall, he pulled out a cigarette. With a sharp “snap,” he lit it. The smell of tobacco

at him, then gently covered the phone’s

went out and saw a group of people in black going door to door in the dormitory, asking

her brow. She swiveled her head, catching a glimpse of Kristopher huddled in the corner with a cigarette. The stairwell, dim

deepened. “Stay out of sight.

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a hint of panic crept into Fred’s voice. “People are knocking on doors up here, and I counted five vans when I looked

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