Renewal Of Love novel Chapter 49

"Anne, why don't you go to bed early? I need to head out as I have to deal with something."

Before Anne could even respond, Sam had already left. As she watched his receding figure, she couldn't help but feel sad.

In such a stormy night, she was left alone in the room, and only the baby inside her could keep her company.

When Sam arrived at the cafe, it had already closed. He looked around and couldn't see Emily anywhere.

Holding the umbrella in his hand, he stood under the rain.

After a while, he figured Emily wasn't stupid. She must've left already.

Meanwhile, Emily had just returned home. She had caught a cold from staying in the rain for too long. As a result, she had a fever.

She lay on the bed, her lips turning purple while her face was white as a sheet. Even though she was bundled up in a thick quilt, she still shivered.

Every now and then, Amy would come in and check on her.

The servant found the whole thing to be strange. Didn't she just come home from a date? Why did she come home with a fever?

Oddly enough, Emily hadn't said a word since she came back. She'd been staring at the ceiling with a blank look on her face the whole time.

She didn't budge until she heard her phone ringing.

"Mrs. Wang, who's calling?"

"Oh, it's Mr. Sam." Amy picked up the phone, looked at the caller ID before handing it to Emily.

She thought Emily would answer the call. Instead, Emily merely stared at the phone as it continued to ring. When it finally stopped, Emily said, "Next time this person calls, don't bother telling me."

"Okay." Amy had no idea what had happened but she merely nodded.

She guessed that something must have happened between Sam and Emily. They were good friends but if Emily didn't want to answer his call, something wrong must have gone down.

Emily closed her eyes and said weakly, "Mrs. Wang, you can leave now. I'll just lie down for a while."

"Okay, miss. Good night." Amy tucked in her quilt first before leaving.

She made sure to turn off the lights before closing the door behind her.

In the dark, Emily stared up at the ceiling as tears streamed down her face.

If she were being honest, she wanted to answer Sam's phone call. She wanted to ask him why he didn't show up but she didn't have courage to do so.

Perhaps this was what it felt like to be in love.

She'd never felt so heartbroken before.

She turned and glanced at her phone—his name was written on the screen, a missed call.

She had thought to change his name on her phone into something sweet. However, in fear that someone would see, she decided against it. As she dwelled in her sadness, she began to consider if she was just overthinking this.

Maybe he didn't care about her at all.

The more she thought about it, the more upset she felt. She couldn't sleep. At that moment, she couldn't help but think of Anne.

However, it was already so late. She couldn't possibly disturb Anne at this hour.

Her eyes were red and swollen while her voice was hoarse. The late hour didn't stop her from dialing Anne's number. Fortunately, it only took one ring before Anne picked up.

"Emily?"

When Emily heard Anne's voice, her hand trembled. She didn't expect that Anne would still be up so late. Suddenly, she found herself at a loss for words.

"Anne, were you asleep?"

Her voice was guttural and frail. Anne immediately sat up, closing the book she was reading. Uneasily, she asked, "Are you okay? Why do you sound like that?"

"What?" Lips quivering, Emily explained, "Nothing, nothing. Why aren't you sleeping yet? It's so late."

"Aren't you supposed to be sleeping too?" 'I don't really feel like sleeping. Kevin hasn't returned yet,' Anne thought to herself. He must have gone to see Cherry. She never stood a chance with him.

"Well, I can't fall asleep." Emily shifted to a more comfortable position. Hearing Anne's voice put her in a much better mood. "May I ask you a question?"

"Go ahead." Anne tried her best to sound lively. Emily probably had something on her mind which was why she was still up. The least Anne could do was listen to her.

"If you had an appointment to meet up with someone but that someone didn't show up, what does it mean?"

Emily's heart pounded in her chest. She'd never experienced this before.

He was the first person she ever liked yet it seemed that she meant nothing to him.