It turned out that Cali was the one following them.
Vicente asked, "How could it be Cali?"
The surveillance video continued to play. In the footage, she watched John and Nina leave, then squatted beside the door of the boutique and cried.
She attracted quite a lot of attention. Some even gave her tissues and comforted her.
Staring at the girl on the screen, Vicente said, "Why was Cali crying like that? And why was she following you?"
Nina looked at John and said, "She is crossed in love."
"Crossed in love?" Vicente glanced back at the two of them and understood. "Did Cali confess her love for you?"
"Yes. I refused though," John answered.
"No wonder." Vicente felt sorry for Cali. "Poor Cali! She shouldn't have fallen in love with you. It would have been better if she liked me instead."
Nina's lips curled up as she argued, "If she liked you, it would have been even worse. She would cry for the rest of her life."
Realizing that she was a woman, Vicente nodded, "You're right."
With a shrewd glance at the two of them, John roughly understood what they were talking about.
"Call her and see if she has found anything," John suggested.
"You are right." Vicente nodded. "Nobody should be able to recognize you while you're wearing a mask, but Cali is an exception."
She then proceeded to pick up her phone.
Nina grabbed her wrist, stopping her. "You have to have a reason to call, or she'll know that something is wrong. Cali is very smart."
"Let me think." After a little while, Vicente seemed to have an idea. "I'll ask her to send us clean clothes to the hotel tomorrow morning. I forgot to bring them."
Nina nodded, "Call her. Turn on the speakerphone."
Nobody answered her phone which left Vicente worried. "Did Cali commit suicide?"
"Don't talk nonsense." Nina was worried as well in all honesty. "Cali is mentally very strong. Don't worry too much."
"Hello, Count Nangong." Cali answered the phone with a very nasal tone. She had definitely been crying her eyes out.
Vicente instructed, "Cali, send me and Nina clean clothes to New Pavilion Hotel tomorrow morning."
"Okay. But all of your things are on the second floor." Cali continued sniffing.
Vicente was at a loss for words.
Nina rolled her eyes at her. 'You are so unreliable.'
"Cali, don't listen to him because he's clearly insane. Just go to the shop and get us some new clothes to wear tomorrow," Nina ordered.
"Okay, I know. When should I arrive at the hotel? I'm afraid that I'll disturb you if I come too early," Cali asked respectfully.
Vicente replied, "Nine o'clock. Cali, what's wrong with your voice? Are you crying? What happened?"
Cali sniffed and said stubbornly, "No. thank you for your concern, Count Nangong. If there's nothing else..."
"I hope you can just tell me what happened. We can solve it together." Vicente had very real concern for this poor girl.
What Cali wanted to do was hang up and phone her best friend. However, feeling so much care ended up bringing her to tears.
Once she felt that someone cared about her, all her defenses collapsed.
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