章 118: Settlement

Patrick went into his room. He glanced at Phina, who was seated on the bed and had already dressed. She had a phone conversation going on. She acknowledged his presence in the room with a wave. With a nod, he headed for the bathroom to have a shower. He stopped when he heard what Phina had to say to her caller. He shrugged it off, thinking he was hearing things, and turned to leave.

After he returned from the restroom, the others were waiting for him, so he hastily put on his clothes. Phina was still chatting to whoever she was talking to seriously, and she hung up the phone soon after. Then, as she was saying her final words to the person on the phone, he stopped and turned to face her.

He stared at her, puzzled, but she was still engrossed in her phone.

She looked up from her phone and said, "Darling, are you done?"