Chapter 21 Commotion

• Just then, his phone rang. Charlene glanced over and saw "Sweetheart' flash across the phone screen on the table.
• She thought she'd be over it by now. But after putting her heart into this relationship for years, could she truly drop it like it was nothing? The word pierced her eyes, and she quickly looked away.
• When Thome looked up, he noticed the deep pain in Charlene's eyes, but he unhesitatingly answered the call right before her, his voice soft as he spoke, "What's up?"