Chapter 5

That night, Archie tossed and turned, unable to sleep.

In the middle of the night, he suddenly sat up and called Curtis.

"Tell her I've already thrown out the phone I got just for her. She doesn't need to call me," Archie said.

Archie was clearly pissed off, but Curtis didn't seem to realize. He just replied, flat and unfazed. "Alright."

Archie was lost for words.

A minute of silence hung in the air.

The call was still on, so Curtis asked, "Anything else, Mr. Wilcox?"

Archie barely kept his irritation in check. "What has she been doing these days?"