Ezra put the phone away and threw himself on the bed.
It was the first time that he had ever felt it was hard to guess what a woman had in mind.
It was true that a woman's heart was full of secrets.
Ezra always believed that Maisie was still in love with him, that he was her only love, and that although they were not together anymore, he was still special to Maisie and she would still revolve around Ezra once he used some small tricks to attract her. But now, Maisie wouldn't even look at Ezra though he had tried every possible means, let alone some small tricks.
What was wrong?
Ezra racked his mind.
As for Maisie, after she had finished her work, she went to Daisy to check on her son.
Daisy hesitated for a while and said to her, "Mr. Cantillo was wearing a hospital gown when I was video chatting with him. It seems he's sick, and probably seriously sick. Otherwise, he would not end up in the hospital, right?"
"In the hospital?" While holding her son, Maisie was a bit startled.
"Yes," said Daisy, "I asked. And he said it was an old malady."
"Then it's probably his stomach," Maisie said blandly before taking her son for a shower.
Maisie was clear about certain aspects of Ezra. After all, Maisie had been with him for some time. She was not concerned about Ezra's condition for he had friends like Arthur. There wouldn't be any big problems.
Most importantly, Ezra's health was not something that an ex-girlfriend like her should be concerned with.
Ezra spent a whole night in the hospital tossing and turning, waiting for Maisie's call. But nothing happened.
He was completely discouraged. When the assistant came the next morning, he seemed to look worse than the day before.
The assistant was worried, "Mr. Cantillo, are you feeling well?"
How come his boss looked much worse after staying one night in the hospital? This hospital was no good.
Ezra, of course, was unable to confide his secret sentiments to his assistant. He merely said, "The disinfecting water is too strong. I did not sleep well."
Then, Ezra went to wash and have breakfast.
After breakfast, Ezra intended to go to the police station to discuss with the cops how to look into this case.
The moment Ezra and his assistant completed the discharge formalities, he received a call from the manager's daughter.
The shivering voice of the little girl came from another end of the phone, "Mr. Cantillo, I used my father's computer today to look for some learning materials. And I found an encrypted document, but I don't know how to open it."
"Instinctively, I feel that it might contain some secrets because I have never seen it before."
Instantly, Ezra turned serious. He lowered his voice and said to her, "Where are you? We will be there in a minute. It's okay if it's encrypted. We'll find a way to open it."
The little girl was so nervous that she was about to weep, "I'm in the study, at home. I locked the door, but I think my mom's going to realize it soon."
"Please, come quick. I don't want my dad to die mysteriously."
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