Samantha usually did not read WeTalk messages too often, so the sound effects for her WeTalk notifications were all turned off. However, she had to wait for Alan’s news and it was important that she saw it at the soonest possible opportunity.

She moved her finger, clicked on the settings in WeTalk, and allowed the notifications to sound. Alan’s WeTalk chat was pinned right to the very top.

After doing all that, she reluctantly put down her phone, held Corey’s cold hands, and said softly, ...