Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

After talking with Yasmine for over three hours, I finally left Jay Caldwell & Co.

Douglas handed me my phone, looking a little uneasy. "Ms. Jones, your phone has been vibrating non-stop."

"Oh?" I took the phone and checked. There were 48 missed calls.

I calmly gripped the phone and said to Douglas, "It's fine. Just take me to the hospital. I haven't had my injection today."

Douglas didn't object. As he went to get the car, I stood alone by the parking lot, lost in thought.

I never imagined Nicholas would call me, nor did I ever think there would be so many missed calls from him on my phone one day.

Just two months ago, I couldn't even get in touch with him. Every time I called, it was Claudia who answered.

could any woman stay calm if a man who was in bed with her disappeared abruptly? And on top of that, a new life had

until now, it had been exactly three hours. I had spent countless nights waiting

would love to ask him what it

deep breath, I brought the phone to my ear and softly

the other end of the phone, Nicholas released the fist he had been clenching tightly and felt a sense of grievance when he heard my voice. He thought I was refusing to answer his calls. Pinching the bridge of his nose, he fought back the stinging in his eyes and cleared his throat. "Ariana, where are you? I need to talk to

hours earlier,

time he arrived, I was already gone. He had completely

reception desk.

to know my whereabouts, everyone just shook their heads, claiming they didn't know. Meanwhile, more and more people gathered around at the

curled up in pain, every second of waiting unbearable. Now, hearing my voice, he felt like he had come back to

there was something urgent. The only answer I could think of was that Claudia had whispered

front of me. As the door opened, I said to Nicholas, "Whatever you have to say, let's save