The silence on the phone was eerily quiet.
Elijah Smith held the mobile phone, and waves of intense pain swept over his heart. He furrowed his brows, and after a long while, he finally broke the silence, "Ella?"
Ella… Once, whenever he called this name, it felt like he had eaten sugar, the sweetness lingering in his mouth.
But now, as he called this name, all he felt was bitterness filling his mouth.
At the other end of the phone, Ella Adams heard the familiar tone calling her name; her eyes suddenly reddened. Standing on the bustling Main Street in front of the entrance of the hospital, she spoke to Elijah Smith on the phone after a while, "Elijah... Are you available now? Let's meet."
Elijah Smith thought about refusing but eventually nodded and said, "Mm."
The arrest and imprisonment were postponed by four hours.
In these four hours, what Elijah Smith and Ella Adams wanted to do was crystal clear to him.
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