"Yes..." Hearing the gentle voice, Vivian felt very bitter and tried to hold back her tears.
"Are you crying? What's up? Vivian?"
Asked Austin anxiously. The more anxious he was, the more tears Vivian dropped. She couldn't control it at all. Shortly, she sniffed and smiled at herself, answering, "I'm fine."
"Vivian, if you need anything, just tell me. We are friends, aren't we?" Austin stood up straight and walked to the window, looking at the busy road.
He made the call to see if she was feeling better then, but when he heard her heavy nasal voice, he felt bad!
Austin walked to the cabinet and opened the drawer. A rectangular box appeared in it. It was the Barbie doll suit that Vivian bought last time. She had something urgent to deal with, so she put it here.
He still remembered that she had a big smile on her face when they were apart last time. But now, he could image how she forced a smile on her small face, because she didn't want others to see through her mind.
"No, I'm fine. I'm very well. Why are you calling me today?" Vivian's voice came from the other end of the phone.
"I'm really sorry last night. I couldn't leave. Have you gone to the hospital? How are you now?" Asked Austin.
Vivian smiled and felt warmth in her heart when someone cared about her. "I sprained my ankle and now I'm in plaster. Everything's fine just it's a little inconvenient for me to move. Besides, it's me who should apologize. I broke my promise and didn't know what happened, so I..."
"Well, we both made mistakes, didn't we?"
If they continue talking about those stuff, Vivian might have a wild guess again. The most important thing now was to let her have a good rest.
"By the way, Vivian, how about I send you the doll you left here last time?"
"Okay! That would be great!" Thinking of the Barbie doll in the same dress with her, Vivian smiled. She didn't know how Jeffrey had arranged it. If her baby came back and saw her like this, he would be very sad, wouldn't he?
"Okay, have a good rest. I'll visit you another day." Austin hung up the phone after they said bye to each other.
Standing at the door, Jeffrey felt a sharp pain in his heart. He couldn't tell how painful he felt when he heard Vivian's nasal voice.
But she could still smile and said she was fine. In fact she was secretly wiping her tears.
"You..." Seeing the man at the door and the plate he was holding, Vivian smiled. She had forgotten that this man would come to take care of her. She was so stupid. Did he hear the conversation?
"Do you want to go to the bathroom?" Jeffrey asked expressionlessly, as if he had heard nothing.
Hearing that, Vivian was stunned and embarrassed. How could he be so shameless as soon as he saw her?
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