Chapter 85. A Housekeeper

CHARLOTTE

My phone rang again, sharp enough to make me flinch.

My heart thudded hard.

Must be Olive.

I hadn’t even confirmed the address from Leo yet.

I sighed and picked up my phone, then realized it was an unknown caller.

Who could this be?

I hesitated, my thumb hovering over the screen.

Then, before I could decide whether to pick it up or not, the call ended—and a text popped up.

“Hey babe.”

I froze.

Babe?

My stomach flipped and my pulse kicked into a sprint. Only one person had started calling me that lately.

Could it be him?

But I didn’t remember exchanging contacts with him this morning.

Did I give him my number when I was drunk yesterday?

I bit my lower lip and typed back hopefully:

“Leo…? Baby, is that you?”

I sent the text.

A second later, my screen lit up with a shocked emoji, then a blushing one.

“She called me baby.”

My eyes widened and my face tu