When Esther heard that voice, she felt a cold shiver. She hadn't told anyone she was visiting the Waldorfs, especially not James.

She knew mentioning the Waldorfs made James upset, so she hoped to make her visit quick. Yet, she still ran into him.

"Why didn't you pick up my calls?" James confronted her.

Confused, Esther checked her phone and saw five missed calls and several messages. "Why are you calling me so much all of a sudden?" she asked.

"Shouldn't I be asking you why you're ignoring my calls?" His tone grew colder when he glanced at Mobius. "You ignored my calls on purpose to come see him, didn't you?" Esther was at a loss for words. "No, I didn't come for him. I came to see Pearl." She showed James her phone, explaining, "Look, my phone was on 'Do Not Disturb.' I didn't ignore your calls on purpose." James's tone softened a bit after seeing her sad face. He decided it wasn't

when he was the only one who could affect Esther like this, but things were different now. She had

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"Esther, would you like to stay for

was surprised. Pearl wondered what Mobius

at James, then shook her head. "No, I don't think it's a good idea. I

pleased with

anyway, right? Even if we're just friends now, there's nothing

What was this man trying to do? Steal Esther from

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