She didn't know if it was her imagination, but she seemed to feel his breathing pause on the other end of the phone.
After a moment of silence, he said in an extremely faint voice, "I'm your brother-in-law." He paused for a moment and then said in a gentle tone, "Selena was very worried about you last night."
The word 'brother-in-law' reminded her that he was questioning her from a slightly more authoritative and removed perspective.
It cut open the scar in her heart again, which felt so painful that she lost all her strength to rebuke him.
"Mr. Grant. Please tell my sister that I'm fine and that she doesn't have to worry. If there's nothing else, I'll hang up first. I'm at work."
Before John Grant could say anything, she had already hung up the phone. Her grip on her phone tightened as she stared at the darkened screen. It felt as if her heart had gone numb.
