Morgan called again with another phone. “Josie, you’ll suffer being with either of them.”

Josie took a deep breath. “That’s none of your business.”

Then, she hung up again. This time, Morgan stopped calling.

Laura came into the room and said, “Hey, there’s a call for you?”

Josie became nervous, and her hand trembled slightly. “Who is it?”

“It’s from the hospital.”

Surprised, Josie answered the call to realize it was Andy. “Hi, Ms. Warren.”

“You…”

“Mr. Carter is hospitalized.”

more intensely. “Wasn’t he in

remained silent briefly before saying, “He

of how Arnold was tortured by Wayne in

he awake? Can you pass

hissing noise, she heard. Arnold’s

flustered. “Arnold, what exactly happened that day?”

silent momentarily before humming, “I have no idea either.”

her to ask the following question, but she did. “Did we… have

with a hint of apology. “Is that what you’re concerned about? Or,

“Arnold.”

spiked my drink. I nearly lost consciousness, so I’m unsure if we had sex. Are

“Arnold.”

ended the call abruptly.

the phone to her. Laura poured her a cup of warm water. “Jo, would you like

her head. Laura uttered, “The

“I know.”

his lawyer and would divorce her soon, while

kinds of rumors

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