Thus, Daphne dials Stairmount's number.169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAlrZALPeL1
First call. No answer. Second call. Still, no answer.169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvEUGnRjUFN
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Third call. Still, no answer. Daphne starts to lower the grip on her hand which is holding the minipad.169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnD1orsoF2F
Fourth call. It is still the same.169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcxqELp4tXa
Alright then... forget him. I indeed have to trust Paynet. He is indeed cruel and heartless. Besides, he must have found another woman. Forget him, Daphne!169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEeNpWnqmuO
Daphne moves her fingers, ready to end the call.169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMOfTPT2mrj
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Daphne feels as if her heart has stopped beating. It is Stairmount's voice. Stairmount has picked up her call!
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In her haste, she puts the minipad closer to her lips. But as she opens her mouth, her voice can't even come out.169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8bd6qS15SQ
"Hello, Daphne Darling? Can you hear me?"169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAhiq8IZQJi
Ah... that voice. That voice which is always able to thrill and melt her heart. "Stairmount..." Finally she can move her tongue again.169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjaD7KrcuJJ
"Yes, Daphne. You are free right now?"169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0RGGUDZWQ9
Stairmount's voice remains unchanged. As if nothing has ever happened, even though they have been out of touch for a week. A week, which is like a year for her, and how severe it has shocked her life. However, Stairmount is still acting like nothing has ever happened.169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQucfYkPOsI
"Stairmount... you... how are you going?..." Daphne must exert her effort just to move her paralyzed tongue. No, I can't lose to that negativity. I have to make everything confirmed!169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPODHYy7VxL
"I'm fine. Well, I've been a bit busy lately... you know. They indeed deliberately blow up the news about me. It really makes me so tired... but I can still handle it. How about you? Are you alright? How is your Mom?"169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwPQLUd4vV7
Daphne curves a slight smile. Look, how can a heartless and cold-blooded person care for a middle-aged woman who is useless to him? "I am fine... Mom is also fine..."169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfn1T6k3h1C
"I am happy to hear that. I can take a breath of relief."169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX9Edm1RGFo
"It's just... I miss Dad recently..."169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBSNNXF5zBR
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"You miss your father?"169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVgOu5hK4Vr
"Yes... You know? Actually, you remind me of Dad... Because you have the similarity with him. He... also worked at Mist Laboratory..."169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPXZLuwpRyt
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"That's right... He also... worked as a researcher... same with you..."169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAtQ5L9oYna
"Really? Does it mean, we are in the same work area?"169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ70h9TxW2tN
"That's right... So... I think, you must know him..."169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4fe0mcrjZ7
"Ah! Why didn't you tell me about this earlier? Can you tell me his name? Maybe just like what you said, I know him."169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDi7VGflPzA
You don't just know him... you have killed him with your hands. Daphne grits her teeth. "His name is... Warren Yalle."169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7O1ljmIDVj
For a moment, the atmosphere turns silent. Stairmount falls silent as she mentions her father's name.169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRSnEWfFD6Q
Well, then? He turns silent, which means something wrong has really happened. Daphne Yalle! Just accept this cruel reality sincerely!169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY1xnVI79KP
"Stairmount... we will get married, right? We will become husband and wife. You once said, we should know more deeply about our respective personalities. So now, can you tell me everything about you in detail? What actually have you done in the past? Because as your future wife, I must be clear about this matter. Everything about you."169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK28B2iClIp
This time, Daphne's voice is clear, calm, and smooth. Just like her objective, she has to make everything clear. This problem would not be solved if she just runs away from it, in order to solve this problem, she thus has to face it bravely.169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkKgIzzOgsE
Yes, Stairmount. Say that you are just forced to do this. Just like you are forced to spread the Sierra Pathogen in Saturn because they take your parents as their hostages. Say it, prove your innocence!...
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