Chapter 409

Cecilia dotes on Gladys, so maybe she’ll come if she hears this? Besides, even if Cecilia isn’t playing hard to get, would she really tear into him? The Faber family’s roots in Silvanburg run deep, and this wouldn’t benefit Cecilia at all. Cecilia is a smart woman; she should understand this. As soon as Alston dialed, the phone emitted a busy tone, followed by a mechanical, emotionless female voice: “Sorry, the number you have dialed is temporarily unavailable.” A bad feeling crept into Alston’s heart. How coincidental. Just a moment ago, Cecilia’s phone was reachable, and now it’s not. Did Cecilia block his number? Refusing to believe it, Alston strode out of the room to the nurse’s station, borrowing the nurse’s phone. He dialed Cecilia’s number again, but his fingers paused on the screen. He handed the phone back to the nurse, his eyes darkening, and said in a low voice, “Tell her that Gladys is crying for her mother and ask her to come to the hospital.” The nurse dialed, and this t