“Thanks for understanding!”
Jasper got up immediately and answered the phone by the window.
“Hello, Wendy. It’s so late; what’s going on?”
“Huh? Is it? Isn’t it 9 PM?” Wendy asked.
“Don’t you know there is a 5-hour time difference between Qari and our place?”
Jasper pretended to be tired and yawned. Wendy immediately apologized.
“What? A 5-hour time difference? I’m sorry. I forgot about this. You should rest now. I just miss you…”
“Okay, I’ll call you tomorrow.”
After hanging up, the weight on Jasper’s chest was lifted. He thought Wendy found out about his plan or someone had seen him somewhere. Now, it seemed that he was just overthinking.
The fewer people who knew about his plan, the better. Hence, Jasper did not immediately tell Wendy about his identity swap plan.
“Mr. Laine, we should end here. I should go back to rest now.”
After Lorelai said that, Jasper nodded with a smile.
“No problem. I’ll get someone to send you back to the hotel. However, I have something I need your help with, Miss Bigelow…”
“I know… I must keep your identity and what happened tonight a secret, right? I got it,” Lorelai smiled profoundly before turning to leave.
Jasper immediately asked Henry to send Lorelai back. However, the latter was busy mumbling to himself.
“Why did she say that before she left? Is she hinting at something?”
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