The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye) novel Chapter 1688

There was a hint of pleading in Frank's voice.

Carmel didn't know how to answer him, so she simply said nothing and left Frank's room awkwardly.

Carmel felt very lonely when she returned to her room.

She couldn't feel the sense of belonging even though they were both her family members.

She was distressed because could see Nanny Liu and Frank's guilt towards her. But she could see that Isaias liked her, but she couldn't integrate into the family.

Perhaps it was because of their different beliefs. She did not know why, but she felt as if her loneliness was slowly suffocating her and she could hardly breathe.

Carmel didn't care if the Liu family investigate her. She took out her phone and dialed a number, but she hung up when she heard the beeping sound.

What should she say?

She had been missing since the start of Desmond's plan. She hadn't contacted him for so long, so what could she say if she suddenly contacted him?

Carmel let out a bitter laugh, but her phone suddenly rang. It made her so scared that she almost threw her phone away.

The caller ID showed the familiar number that had been etched in her memory, but she did not dare to answer it and her eyes suddenly turned red.

Ned had not received any news about Carmel for a long time. She suddenly contacted him and hung up, which made Ned feel a little uneasy.

Was she in trouble?

The phone kept ringing, but no one answered. Ned's eyes became more panicked by the moment.

He simply called Carmel through WhatsApp video call, but she quickly hung up.

Ned immediately became angry.

"Carmel, I will ignore you for the rest of my life if you don't answer the phone."

He sent a voice message.

Carmel couldn't help but cry when she heard Ned's familiar voice.

She did not cry when she talked about the past or when she was alone with the Liu family, but she teared up when she heard Ned's voice.

How dare this man scold her?

She was the one who should be doing that.

Ned sent her a video call repeatedly without waiting for Carmel's reply as if he would continue endlessly if she didn't accept him.

Carmel finally pressed the answer button when Ned called her for the tenth time.

"You're finally willing to answer, aren't you? Carmel, I dare you to ignore my calls!"

Ned found that Carmel was crying after he yelled at her.

He was totally freaked out.

What the f*ck!?

Was Carmel crying?

This was the most shocking thing he'd ever seen.

"Why are you crying? Who bullied you? F*ck, where are you? Send me your location and I'll kill the person who bullied you right away!"

"Why are you cussing at me!?" Carmel said as she wiped her tears, but she felt a slight warmth in her heart as Ned continued to nag.

"It's none of your business!"

Ned's voice softened when he saw that Carmel had regained her dominant attitude again.

"Where have you been these days? Have you been well? It's definitely not good, right? You wouldn't have cried otherwise. You bully me all the time, so how can you cry in front of me? Carmel, you've gone too far!"

Ned also choked up as he spoke. His eyes were slightly red, which made Carmel stunned.

"You ..."