Chapter 8

Mateo’s chest was pounding so hard. He had been waiting for that call for a long time, so he hurried to say goodbye at the dining table to answer it. Even though he had no intention of speaking, he still wanted to hear that woman’s voice, so he finally answered the call.

Even before he put the cell phone to his ear, he heard a loud shout on the other line.

“Hey, Mateo Sanders!” He missed that voice. “Good thing you answered my call! Huh!”

The young woman spoke emphatically, and Mateo knew that the woman was drunk. He was shocked when he discovered that because he had never seen her get drunk like that. But he knew he was the reason for her being like that, so he could not question the woman.

He couldn’t speak, but he just accepted everything she said because he knew he was really the one who was wrong between them. He couldn’t blame anyone but himself.

“Ha! You are really an asshole! You didn’t even call and text me to let me know your reason! You just