Chapter 1444

When she opened the message, she found eleven digits, a phone number. Fia felt a surge of excitement and immediately stepped out of her office to call Quincey. "Hello, is this Ms. Black?" "It's me." Quincey’s voice sounded somewhat heavy. "I didn't go to work today." "Yeah," Fia replied, momentarily unsure of what to say. Quincey stayed silent for a couple of seconds. "I'm sorry about this morning. I was in a bad mood." Fia replied, "It's okay. Everyone has their bad days." "Are you curious about my situation?" Quincey chuckled self-deprecatingly. "There's nothing much to be curious about. I'm sure you've heard at least some of it." Fia was momentarily speechless. Quincey said faintly, "I stand at the kindergarten gate every morning, say 'good morning' to everyone, and bid them 'goodbye' in the evening. In everyone's eyes, I'm like an alien, here for their amusement, here to be discussed." "You can’t control what people say. Living your own life well is good enough." Fia coul