Nancy was so angry that she didn't call Charles. She decided to turn off her phone and go to sleep.
But to her surprise, not long after she lay down, she heard a gentle knock on the door.
Who else could it be except Charles?
Couldn't he give her a call? Why did he have knock at the door at this time?
Where was the doorbell?
Right. Nancy remembered that the doorbell was broken. But couldn't he call her to avoid disturbing her neighbors?
Nevertheless, she didn't care about Charles anymore. So she covered her head with a quilt and let him knock until he got tired.
As much as Charles wanted to call Nancy, he had left his phone at home when he was in a rush to find the children. He thought Nancy would open the door for him right away. But he didn't expect that there would be no response from Nancy even after he had knocked for several times.
Did she fall asleep already? That fast?
"Sir, it's already half past eleven. Could you please stop knocking at the door?" The old lady living opposite to Nancy's unit was suffering from insomnia, so hearing the simultaneous knocks on the door made it more difficult for her to fall asleep.
It was as if her heart was beating too fast.
When she couldn't bear it anymore, she opened the door and looked at Charles as is he was an enemy.
Charles shrugged and said apologetically, "I'm sorry. I won't knock again."
With a nod, the old lady closed the door.
Left without a choice, Charles sat down and leaned against Nancy's door.
What else could he do?
The taxi driver had left, and he might have a hard time finding a taxi at this time.
Besides, what if Nancy opened the door for him?
The day had been rough for Charles, so it was understandable how exhausted he was by now. Therefore, when he closed his eyes, he immediately dozed off.
The noise had stopped, so Nancy thought Charles had already left.
‘He just left like this?’
How could he leave without getting any news about the kids?
Although it was Nancy who didn't open the door in time, she still couldn't help but complain that Charles had left.
Even after tossing and turning on her bed, Nancy still couldn't fall asleep. In the end, she got up and ran to the window; only to be disappointed when she didn't see Charles' car.
Biting her lips, Nancy crept to the door. She looked through the peephole and saw two long legs.
‘He didn't leave?’
Was he going to sleep like this until the next morning?
But if she opened the door for him, he would definitely stay at her home and never leave, wouldn't he?
After thinking for a while, Nancy made up her mind.
There was no way she would let Charles in, so she went back to the bedroom.
Time passed by quietly, and Nancy was still awake. She listened carefully, but Charles really didn't knock again.
'Forget it. Maybe Charles will leave after sitting for a while. I'd better not worry about him.'
With this thought, Nancy fell asleep.
On the next day, Nancy woke up in a daze. The first thing she did was run to the door to see if Charles was still there.
But she didn't see his two long legs again from the peephole.
Slowly, Nancy opened the door and saw that Charles was really gone.
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