Chapter 95 - Please Call Me (1/2)

With a polite smile, she said, ”It's okay. This speed is fine.” Inside, she was screaming.

She really wanted to be early, but at what cost? Looking too eager? She didn't want him to think she was desperate. But on the other side, they didn't play such games. It was her pride and previous experience making her think so deeply into the matter.

She reached Phoenix City Mall at twelve in the afternoon. Traffic really had been slow and the cabbie had followed all the traffic rules… which was good.

She had reached just on time.

She pulled out her cellphone and typed out a text.

[Hey, I just reached. I am in a white and blue floral top, light blue skirt, and heels, standing in front of the fountain near the entrance.]

She pressed send and waited for a reply.

Soon, her phone started to ring. The thing about Ray's number was that it was private and his name and information didn't flash like it did for other people. She had gotten used to it, but she still felt it strange.

What if he really was a hotshot?

She picked the phone and put it to her ear. ”Hello?” she said softly. It was not sexy like Angelina's voice on the phone, and thank god for that. That had led to a disaster.

”Hi, Rin. Sorry for being late. I am stuck in traffic at the moment. It's going to take me some time, unfortunately.” She sighed.

”It's fine. I'll wait.” She paused. ”I'll call you back. Let's talk until you reach?” she prompted. She didn't want to stand there, staring at the entrance until he came.

She could hear him chuckle. ”Why, yes. It would be my pleasure.” They spoke for fifteen minutes until he announced that he had arrived. ”As much as I want to talk to you more, I prefer to search you out in the crowd.”

Katherine shuddered at the implication. Wasn't this like saying that he would find her between thousands of people?

She hung up and waited. There was a commotion near the rear entrance and people seemed to flock towards the direction.

”Did you hear?” Katherine eavesdropped. ”Cage Cavanaugh is here!”

Katherine froze. She swiveled back and looked towards the direction where the crowd had congregated. Her heart thumped as she wondered if she would head over and take a peek. But then she turned to look at the entrance. Ray would be arriving at any time. He wouldn't be able to find her if she went somewhere else.

So she stood there, waiting for him. After a while, she got worried. She called his number a couple of times, but they rang until the mechanical voice told her that he was not picking up.

Fifty minutes.

An hour.

She blinked back the tears in her eyes.

Did he… ditch her?

Who waits for someone for that long?

'One last time,' she said to herself. Closing her eyes, she pressed on his name and put the phone to her ear. It rang and rang until someone finally picked it up.

”Hello?” a female voice said. Katherine pressed her lips together, trying not to assume anything.