Scrambling to Be the Father of His Ex-Wife's Kid novel Chapter 186

Seeing that Cecilia was sound asleep, I got up and opened the sliding door to the balcony.

Rosella City was famous for its superior air quality, especially in the neighborhood that Cecilia had picked.

As it was three floors up, the trees and greenery were all I saw. The air was filled with the fragrance of the earth. In the distance, robins and other unknown birds chirped, adding a bit of liveliness.

The phone in the room rang. I quickly answered it in order not to disturb Cecilia's sleep.

"Where are you?" the other party said before I could say anything.

The low and cold voice was familiar. I checked the caller in surprise. There was no name but the number was familiar. I could not recall who it was for a moment, hence I wisely chose to remain silent.

"Talk." The other party sounded impatient and raised his voice.

I asked, "Dr. Lynch?"

It sounded like him but his tone was different. Dr. Lynch had always sounded very gentle.

"Why are you the one who answered the call, Wanda? Where’s Cecilia?" Mason seemed surprised and asked i n a low voice.

I was a little dumbfounded. After a very long time, I realized that I was holding Cecilia's phone.

After a moment of silence, I said, "She's sleeping. A-Are you okay?" I wanted to ask something at first but I swallowed my words back in when they were at the tip of my tongue.

He had been in Whaldorf City taking care of Theo this whole time. If he had the time to give Cecilia a call, then it seemed like Theo was fine.

"Mm, I've been in the hospital. I heard about the incident with Grant Corporation. It must have been hard for you. Don't take it to heart. Others will forget about it after some time. I'll treat you to a meal when I get back."

His tone went back to his usual gentle tone as he consoled me softly.

I felt inexplicably touched. This was the first time since my departure from Grant Corporation that I was talking about this incident. I felt a little troubled. Suppressing the hurt inside of me, I said, "I’m fine. Let’s hang out when I go back."

"Are you with Cecilia? Where are you?" He sounded a little anxious.

"Yeah, why else would I answer her phone? We're in

Rosella City and plan to stay here for a period of time t o relax," I told him without thinking too much about it.