"Hello? Ethan, it's me."

Janet didn't know what else to say.The moment she uttered the words, she felt stupid.It was not the first time they had talked on the phone.

Ethan must have saved her number.She didn’t have to introduce herself.It looked like Ethan was in a quiet place.

Janet could hear the whooshing of the winds and the honks of cars.

Moments later, Janet heard him sigh.

"I have to replenish the stock tonight.I will be late tonight!" he said coldly.

"Well, I'll wait for you." Janet's heart sank.

She pursed her lips and stared at her toes that were peeking out of her slippers, not knowing what to say next.

Ethan was silent again.

heard the muffled voice of a man calling Ethan from

bed early," he said calmly and hung up

settled in the pit of her stomach as she stared at

wandered aimlessly in the living room, hoping to

like walking on

out the window, staring at the

ten, there was a soft

had finally returned home, Janet sprang up from the sofa

you take the

the door, grinning

her face froze when she saw a stranger outside the

early forties and somehow looked

man's face lit up, and

said, "Hello, I live downstairs.Have you noticed there's a leakage in your apartment? The water

I don't think so.No one has used our

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