It was suddenly quiet on the other end of the line. Even the noisy background sound became distant at this moment.

Charlotte gripped the phone tightly, only to hear her violent heartbeat. She could not help but hold her breath and prick up her ears, afraid to miss a word.

Her sanity told her not to hold expectations. Jason would never say any good thing about her.

Her emotions, however, kept telling her there was a chance that Jason might give another answer since he didn't ...