Chapter 46 A Surly Husband

• By the time Carol came back from her outing in the evening, famished and sweaty from all the shopping that she had done, Sebastian was nowhere to be found, and neither did it look like he even came back at all in all the time that she had been away. She dumped the parcels she was holding on a nearby chair and proceeded to take off all her clothes before having a much-needed bath. The day had been rewarding, albeit stressful. She had visited a lot of tourist attractions and shopped a little. Now that she knew that the money that Sebastian had sent to her was hers to keep, she could use it freely. Some days ago, she had sent the money that her mother had requested from her but did not even get a thank you, or any acknowledgement for it. Thinking about it now caused Carol to sigh and shake her head.
• By the time she was done having her bath and had eaten dinner, Sebastian was still nowhere to be found. Carol was beginning to become a little worried. What sort of business meeting was this that kept him out till nearly ten in the night?
• “I’ll just call him.” She thought to herself, picking up her phone and searching for his number, although self-doubt was creeping up on her. She had never called him on phone, usually because there was no point, but she had to find out where he was and if he was coming back this night. She dialed the number and waited as it rang, until the call ended without him picking. She dialed him a second time, beginning to get really worried. This time around, he picked up on the fourth ring.