It was Roland.

Surprised, Isabel answered the phone immediately and asked, “Where are you?”

“I’m in Southboro,” Roland answered with a hoarse voice, seemingly hesitating with the answer.

Isabel’s chest tightened. “When did you go back?”

“I reached Southboro yesterday morning.”

“Why didn’t you tell me?”

He did not say a word.

Isabel ran out of patience. She asked, “Why did you go back to Southboro?”

The man still did not answer.

Isabel glanced at the screen of her phone. The call was still connected, Roland did not hang up on her.

She snorted. “Is it because of my dad?”

“It’s not about Mr. Carter, it’s my own decision,” he said.

His own decision?

he say something like this to her in such a calm manner?

to rub her eyes and then asked, “So, are

to be separated for a while.”

while? What does that mean?”

can’t tell you yet.”

you don’t tell me, you’re breaking up

no. I’m not…”

A week? Two weeks? A month? Two months? Or half a year?”

after a momentary silence, “I don’t know, but I’ll try my best to come back to

you if you

take that long.”

it’s that long?”

“If it really takes me that long and I still haven’t

chest tightened again like a giant hand clenched onto her

out of her eyes. She raised her voice and scolded,

right after she yelled on the phone.

number and blocked all

blacklisting Roland completely, her phone screen was covered

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