Robert Thomson, facing the crusade from the other four people, didn't say anything. He didn't offer comfort, didn't clarify his stance, and didn't pay attention to his mother's words - he just looked down at his phone, where there was a text message.
The person who sent the message was Emma Smith.
He was slightly stunned. At first, he didn't feel it, but when the "family criticism session" began, he was happy to receive a message from her, even if it was just a coquettish sentence.
That's what he thought, and that's what he did. He opened the message, and it was Emma Smith asking, "Are you asleep?"
Ignoring his mother's verbal attacks, with his head down, he immediately replied, "Not yet."
Within two minutes, another message from her came: "Robert, I have a favor to ask - can you promise me?"
He paused. Apart from her not returning to the villa today, she didn't seem to need his help, right?
