Chapter 137 Jealous

The frigid, resonant voice sliced through the phone, reaching Milly’s ears and making her heart skip a beat. The words she had prepared suddenly seemed to stick in her throat.

“Um… I …

“What was she supposed to say now?

“Heh.” A soft chuckle emanated from the other end, laced with an inexplicable indulgence. “Take your time.”

Milly blushed at his laughter.

She believed she could be ruthless and unfeeling, decisive and swift, with the wisdom of two lifetimes. But hearing his voice for just a moment left her flustered.

She coughed and forced herself to calm down. “Joy told me that you saved me when I fell into the water on set. Thank you.”

Silence followed.

After a moment, he only said, “Hmm.

“Did you call just to say that?”

His tone seemed to shift, becoming subdued as if she had said something wrong.

Remembering something, she quickly added, “Oh, right, there’s something

I got

the helicopter and the truckload of gifts. Joy said they were from you too. But didn’t you say you’d give them to me only after I got into Crestfallen University? Why did you send them early?”

Instead of answering directly, he asked, “Do you like it?”

Milly was taken aback and responded honestly, “I like it, but isn’t it too extravagant?”

“Not at all.”

tone was unnervingly calm, as if he were discussing

enveloped them once

he was angry, but she couldn’t discern the reason

fine when

call have disturbed him? That seemed

there’s nothing else,

give the sachet to Jonathan?” His

It was the second time she had heard this question today. The first was Anthony five

Chapter 137 Jealous

the same resentment and the same sulking

could easily guess what he wanted. But why

replied tentatively, “It was

over two hundred days, and I have trouble sleeping

as if he was

strange jealousy between these men. It seemed she was so exhausted she was imagining absurd

sachet too? I’ll

Silence again.

the rhythmic “thump thump thump” from the other end as if he was knocking on something. Milly grew anxious,

her life,

returned, “I don’t like

Milly was speechless.

handmade gift that’s way better

slipped out, even

exactly what she’d said a few minutes

the icy, resentful tone softened instantly.

Milly said nothing.

story’s universe, those words possess some sort of enchanting power? Are they a charm that can instantly

lingered until he ended the

man, delivering a work report, trembled uncontrollably, unsure if

his heart pills before the

about my

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