Theresa saw it but she did not say anything. She knew why Elizabeth called Armand too. It was all about the child’s matter.

She was down again. Child, for her, was an intractable problem.

At first, she thought that she would solve the problem by agreeing to have surrogacy but she failed.

Armand kept his phone and said, “Junk phone call from sales promotion.”

Theresa pretended that she did not see it and smiled while she was saying, “The promoters nowadays are irritating. The one, who sells insurance, sells houses and loans all call to expand their business.”

Armand said, “Yea, so irritating.” He looked at her, “We still have some time, is there any place that you wish to go?”

Theresa shook her head.

“A film is recently released with pretty good reviews, let’s go and watch it?”

Theresa said, “Sure.”

It was okay for her to go anywhere as she did not have a particular place that she wished to go.

Armand took out his phone to search for the nearest available time slot.

The nearest one was more than two hours away, so he said, “Let’s eat first before we go.”

Theresa said, “You arrange it.”

They got out of the law firm and got into the car. Armand drove. When he just started the car engine and was about to drive it away, the phone in his pocket rang again. It was from his house. Armand hung up again with no expression.

When he was about to switch it off, Theresa said, “Send me back to my place, and you go back to see grandma.”

Armand explained, “Theresa ....”

to not visit her for a short period

could not say anything. What should he say? Sorry?

said, “Thank

for her understanding,

against the car window. She was looking elsewhere in a daze. It seemed that she did not hear his words. She did not say anything but just leant

stayed temporarily. Theresa had an absent mind. She did not notice that the car was now stopped at their place. She did not open the car door and got down. Armand reached out his hand to stroke the

that the car had stopped. She simply gave a reason,

seatbelt and got out of the

window and said to her,

“I’ll wait for you to

her to go inside. After seeing that she had gone back

the way, he called the phone

picked up. It was

“Is it Armand?”

Armand said yes.

that the not-so-familiar maid called him Armand, he was disgusted. He was not close to her. Their relationship was just

the brim of death. Faster come

a lie. She just wanted him to go

her after going out for so many days. He did not expect that

to pick

Cannot, grandma is not able to pick up.” Dora went back on her word after

to pick up the call. Tell her that I won’t go back if

that the microphone of the phone was covered. Armand could only hear a brief noise and

no hurry, so he

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