Chapter 269

It has been a month since the incident. I still have not dialed the number that my father gave me. I was not sure if I was a coward, but I could never muster the courage. I could not bring myself to contact the woman who gave birth to me yet abandoned me. Why should I contact her? A mother and child’s reconciliation? No, I would only recognize my current parents. I suddenly thought about my parents who were residing in the far away Nimes Town. It suddenly hit me that I would have to contact her eventually. I had to understand what happened and to find out who she was. I also had to remove my parents’ fear, or they would never return to Tong City ever again to be with me. I took my phone out and searched for the unfamiliar number. While I hesitated, I heard a familiar voice from behind. “Carol, why didn’t you call me to pick you up when you returned to Wu City?” I froze. I subconsciously tried to retreat backward before I turned around and looked at the man. I spoke in a sarcasti