That Bitch Again

She didn’t know why she was angry, but she was. Maybe it was because the inconsiderate man was making Elsie wait up for him all night. The housekeeper was old enough to be his mother. Didn’t Austyn know that Elsie wouldn’t go to bed till he returned? Couldn’t he spare a thought for the poor housekeeper? How self-centred could he be? Kira flung the book aside. She pulled up Austyn’s number on her phone, ready to give him a piece of her mind, but somehow, she dialled Kai’s number instead. ‘Young Madam?’ Kai sounded surprised. It was almost ten pm. ‘Hello, Kai. Uh, sorry to disturb you at this hour. Are you sleeping?’ ‘I’m about to.’ ‘Oh.’ ‘What’s wrong?’ ‘Well, nothing, really…’ Kai re-activated his sleepy brain cells. Kira would not call him in the middle of the night for no reason. And he had an inkling of what that reason might be. So he waited. The silence on the line lasted for almost thirty seconds. In the end, Kira gritted her teeth and said, ‘Is, uh, your boss with you right now?