Still You Still Me Still Falling novel Chapter 77

"If you need something, just have Dante message me, and I'll come right over," she offered.

"Since when are you so important that I have to go through a middleman to reach you?"

"Of course you can contact me directly."

"How?"

Meeting his gaze, she suggested tentatively, "Maybe... add each other on social media?"

He practically shoved his phone toward her, muttering, "Since you're so desperate to get my contact info, I suppose I can humor you—"

She cut him off immediately. "If it's such a burden, Mr. Halley, let's just skip it."

He leveled an icy stare at her.

"You already know my number, right?" she pointed out. "We don't need to add each other. Just call me."

His expression darkened even further.

He snatched his phone back. "Who remembers your number? I forgot it ages ago!"

He sounded genuinely angry, leaving her utterly baffled by yet another one of his mood swings.

Finding a pen and paper nearby, she jotted down her number and left it on the table. "Call me if you need anything. I'll try my best to be on call."

It was only ten days anyway. She could grit her teeth and get through it.

That day, a crisis popped up at work, preventing her from stopping by during lunch.

By the time she finally checked the clock, it was getting late, and she noticed several missed calls on her phone.

She quickly called back. As soon as he picked up, she rushed to explain, "I'm so sorry, I was away from my phone. It's been incredibly busy."

"When will you be done?"

She checked her watch. "Probably around four-thirty."

"I'll send a car for you."

She didn't argue. "Okay."

But even with her going straight to his room, Edmond's face was a picture of misery.

She had to mentally chant just endure it, it'll be over soon several times to stop herself from walking right back out.

Since she had come straight from work, she hadn't eaten dinner yet.

Neither had Edmond. He ordered Dante to fetch their meal, specifically requesting, "I want comforting home-style food. Get the carrot and lamb ravioli, a side of carrot and yam puree, and a carrot and rib soup..."

Listening off to the side, Sheila's face literally turned green.

He knew perfectly well that she despised carrots!

And yet, every single dish he ordered was packed with them.

He was doing it entirely on purpose!

She kept her mouth shut until Dante left the room. Only then did she say, "I'm going down to the cafeteria to grab a bite. I'll be right back."

"What, do you think I'm so petty I won't even feed you?" he sneered.