The terms of address between the two had always been first and last names.
Jane Sampson's unusual behavior immediately worried James Black; he feared she might have encountered an accident, such as a kidnapping or a robbery?
"Where exactly are you in the shopping mall?" James Black asked, trying to keep his voice steady.
After hearing the name of the storefront Jane mentioned, James Black was both amused and annoyed. He guessed why Jane would suddenly call him "husband" in such an unusual manner and also understood why he was swiftly removed from her mobile phone blacklist.
The shopping mall Jane mentioned was some distance from the residential community; it was located in Capital Province's Wealthy District, where it was basically impossible to hail a taxi outdoors. As he wondered how Jane got there, James Black turned around to get his car.
