Chapter 43

"Adele." The voice came through again after several minutes of silence. Adele, who was exhausted at that time, found a nearby seat and slumped on it.

From the very overwhelming conversation with the doctor and now a call from Jamal. The men were definitely bent on making her lose her sanity that afternoon.

"Jamal." She finally whispered. "Why are you calling me?" Her voice was shaky. It had been one year since she heard from him, but he had suddenly shown up again and she had no idea what he wanted.

"It's been one year since we last saw or spoke to each other, Adele… don't you miss me?" His voice was calm and if Adele didn't know the man who was taking over the phone all too well, she would say his words were genuine, but knowing Jamal to be a beast who had no interest in her, she knew he was lying, she just didn't know why he was lying to her.

"I don't." She simply replied.

"I highly doubt that."

"That's your problem, not mine. What do you want,