Chapter 404

Samuel called Shelmaine, but she had no intention of answering. She rejected the call, only for him to dial again. After several repeats, she picked up, irritation clear in her voice. "What do you want?" He said, "Can you let me in? It's raining, and my phone's about to die." "Die outside for all I care." He was shocked. With that, she hung up. Shelmaine refused to feel pity. Softening her heart for a man always led to her own misfortune. She slipped on her eye mask, shutting out the world, determined to get some sleep. The next morning, she opened her door to take out the trash, only to find Samuel standing there. He was drenched, still in the same spot from the night before, holding a bag of breakfast. She stared at him in disbelief. "What is this supposed to mean?" "I'm apologizing." "Are you insane?" "Probably." She had nothing to say to that. "You're beyond hopeless." "Have you lost your mind?" "Mm-hmm. I lose it whenever I can't see you." Shelmaine was so angry sh