Ha-ha, great.

Shelly looked at her phone with satisfaction.

She thought to herself, just a picture of the two together didn’t really mean much. If she could help them a little more...

She suddenly thought of something. She was so excited that this time she would absolutely ruin Joyce's reputation.

Joyce was still standing at the roadside hesitating when her cell phone rang the n-th call.

Luther again!

She just could not leave it, Joyce pressed the answer button. Unexpectedly, there was no voice on the other end of the phone that she expected to be furious.

"Where are you? Why aren't you answering your phone?"

"Oh, I'm near the group headquarters, I'm almost there. The phone was accidentally put on silent and I didn't hear it."

"Where did you just go?" Luther asked on the other end of the phone. “I ... I took a bus from the convention center to come back by myself. The bus broke down on the way and it took a while." She lied, her face reddened unnaturally, "Do you have anything?"

is due tomorrow. Don't forget it." His voice on the phone was calm

take long. I'll be home late today, so tell Grandma not to

"Hmm."

Toot-toot.

person on the other

her phone and sighed in relief. Honestly, her heart was racing and her cheeks were

thing Luther didn't suspect her. Strange, after a dozen calls she

walked into a roadside cafe and ordered an Americano

then walked straight to the group

she would be able to finish the first draft

too much effort to finally come to

was overwhelmingly uplifting, leaving behind all the unhappiness she had

The phone call.

hung up the phone, his face was gloomy, his expression freezing

you, you

filled his chest, and depressed, he fiercely

silent night sky looked just like black velvet, without a single

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