She interrupted his request briefly and quickly, and got a suitable excuse to end the topic.
But he said persistently over there, "You go to pick up Kaliyah, and it happens that I'll pick up Samuel. They participated in the training together, and they'll leave at the same time. So..."
She kept silent with accelerated breathing.
His faintly trembling voice came from the phone. "I can take you with me on the way, all, all right?"
In her life, she had never heard such a humble tone from Victor.
She grabbed the mobile phone tightly, and her heart stung. She opened her mouth and wanted to talk, but she couldn't make a sound.
She doesn't want to see him anymore.
The unexpected meeting at the airport has exhausted all her strength.
"No, I can go alone."
"Can you drive?" He immediately asked as soon as she refused. "No, I mean... I'm worried about your safety when you drive... Btw, because I'm going in the same direction..."
She subconsciously shrank. Even if he was not around her now, she still retracted herself into her quilt instinctively, as if she could gain courage and security.
She still kept silent.
Victor was rambling on like an elderly man, but he got no response from the other end of the call.
He asked, "Elinor, are you still there?"
"Yeah."
She finally responded, "Do you really wanna pick up Kaliyah with me?"
He paused and fell into silence.
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