Chapter 162 Play Hard to Get

• “Ruth, now that Celia has hooked up with the Howard Family, shouldn’t you think about your future too? Of course, if you want to wait for Sylas to apologize to you in person, that’s not impossible—Mom’s just worried…”
• Hazel had been talking nonstop before she realized Ruth looked spaced out. Even when Hazel waved a hand in front of her face, Ruth didn’t react at all.
• Only when the phone started ringing did Ruth jolt like waking from a dream and jump off the bed. Her first reflex was to flip the phone face down on the table.