Because of the delay caused by Susanna Smith's meddling, by the time Jaylene Ziel went to the supermarket to buy groceries and returned, Joseph Thompson had already arrived home one step ahead of her.
"Why didn't you answer my phone call?" Joseph Thompson took the groceries from her hand and gave her a reproachful look.
"I heard my phone ring just as I entered the elevator, and my hands were full with shopping bags. Anyway, I was about to reach home, so I didn't pick it up." Jaylene said with a smile.
Joseph didn't say anything after hearing her explanation, only casually remarking as he washed the vegetables, "I thought you lived nearby, so you should have returned earlier than me. Did it take you a long time to buy groceries, which caused the delay?"
