When the phone stopped ringing and no one picked up, Carolline didn't know whether to feel relieved or not. She tried calling again, but still got no answer. She finally put her phone aside, and it took her a long time to fall asleep with a restless heart.
What Carolline didn't know was that Bryan Hawkins was actually watching the screen of his phone, going from bright to dark and back to bright again. He thought Carolline would call a third time and decided that he would answer if she did.
However, the phone only rang twice, then stopped.
He finished the red wine in his glass, stood up, and walked to the floor-to-ceiling glass windows. He had just come out of the bathroom, wearing only a bathrobe and watching the bustling traffic down below.
At this moment, there was a knock at the door. He turned around to answer it.
