The persistent beeping eventually roused Peter Gingery from his slumber.
Peter shot up in the bed, holding his mobile phone in stunned silence.
What had he just said to his brother? Had he unintentionally thrown Jane Sampson under the bus again?
If Jane found out about his conversation with his brother this time, she'd probably block him for a year, right?
Peter hurriedly called Jane, worried she might not be able to receive his calls, but luckily she picked up after a while.
"Jane, what are you up to right now? You're not with James, are you?" Peter whispered, trying to probe.
"I'm walking the dog," Jane replied matter-of-factly, although she had switched the setting from the residential community to the shopping mall.
"So, did you block James's number?" Peter asked.
"Yeah, how did you know?" Jane exclaimed, "Don't tell me he couldn't reach me and called you instead? What did you tell him? Oh, I mean, what did he tell you?"
