I took a deep breath and answered the call, not speaking immediately, instead waiting quietly for the other party to speak first, my mind calculating how to extract as much information from him as possible.
At this moment, he had become the only source of help available to me.
After a brief silence, the man on the other end hesitantly began, "There's been a news report in the country..."
"Someone filed a report about three women going missing abroad, and your name is on the list... along with a child."
He paused, then added, "Apparently, it was your ex-husband who made the report."
A bitter laugh rose in my chest. The show was being performed in full, aligning perfectly with their hypocritical ways.
However, a cloud of confusion hung over me—why had this man bothered to call me back? What exactly did he want?
"What do you want to ask?" I did my best to keep my voice calm, breaking the silence first.
"Um... do you really have over ten million?" The man's voice carried a hint of urgency, finally revealing the true purpose of his call.