Chapter 233 Karl Guarded Her All Night
While Hailey was asleep, Lily fed her two bowls of sobering soup. Probably because she had drunk too much, she was woken up by the urge to pee the next morning. Like a lost soul, she went to the bathroom. When she came out, she was fully
awake.
She grabbed her phone to check the time, only to find that the phone call hadn’t
ended. She gaped at the screen and shook her head, thinking that it was at hallucination.
When she confirmed that it was true, she freaked out, held up the phone, and called out tentatively, “Karl?”
She could hear the wind and rain as well as the rustle from the window in the
background. The deep voice of a man then came.
“You’re awake.” He spoke in a standard British accent.
“Why didn’t you hang up the phone?” Hailey asked.
“I missed your snoring and thought that it could make me sleep better.” Karl joked
with her.
Hailey was embarrassed. “No kidding, I don’t snore. For that, you were on the phone for hours? International calls are expensive, dude.”
“I’m rich,” Karl said.
Hailey didn’t know what to say. From where did he learn that line? Okay, fair enough!
Hailey checked the time and calculated the time difference. “It should be 11:30 p.m. Blard time. Karl, it’s time for bed.”
Karl hummed.
“Is it raining over there? Given the sound, it’s pretty heavy. It’s also the rainy season in Poya. The rain is incessant. Remember to take an umbrella with you when you go out even though you look sharper in caps. How is your leg by the way? Have you regularly taken the medicine I mailed you?” Hailey rattled on, and the man on the other end hummed from time to time..
“Do you have trouble sleeping?” Hailey heard another hum, thought for a moment,
and proposed, “How about I sing a song for you?”
Karl yawned and said, “I’m sleepy. Gotta go.”
Ding. The phone call that had lasted around seven hours finally ended. Hailey looked
at the phone and pouted. “Yuck, do I sing that terribly…”
No one knew how Ryan had disciplined his daughter last night, but Catherine sat in the living room and greeted Hailey like a well-behaved child.
“Good morning, Hailey.” She stood up and bowed.
“Good morning, where is your dad?” Hailey responded.
Catherine pointed with her mouth. “Doing exercise in the yard.”
Hailey looked outside and frowned. “It’s raining.”
“Nothing can stop him. Probably, that exercise can ensure longevity.” Catherine
scoffed and yawned. When she opened her eyes again, Hailey was no longer in the living room.
“Huh? Where did she go?”
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