The rising sun, emitting its warm rays, illuminated every corner of the Earth and awakened those still sleeping.
The bright light irritated the eyelids of the slumbering Rebecca Quentin.
Suddenly, she opened her drowsy eyes, scanning her surroundings through the haze.
The hotel environment instantly reminded her of what had happened last night, her consciousness gradually recovered, and suddenly, she turned to look beside her.
He was not there. She clutched the blanket and slowly sat up, her body feeling faintly uncomfortable, making her frown.
Ugh, where did he go?
Trying to recall last night, the images in her mind stopped at the scene of her and him in the bathroom. Afterward, she vaguely remembered him carrying her back to the bed.
Rebecca took out her phone, found the number Howard Geoffrey had called from yesterday, and after some hesitation, she dialed it.
"I’m sorry, the number you dialed has been switched off..."
Listening to the repeated mechanical female voice, Rebecca slowly put down her phone, her inner sense of loss growing stronger.
Just as she was lost in thought about him, her phone suddenly rang.
Initially thinking it was Howard Geoffrey, Rebecca quickly picked up the phone, but the name displayed on the screen was her best friend, Isabella Joanna.
Pausing for a few seconds, she pressed the answer button. "Hello."
On the other end was Isabella’s excited tone. "Becca..."
"I’m calling to ask about your progress with Howard Geoffrey... tell me, how did it go last night?" Isabella asked with a teasing, curious smile.
Rebecca’s face turned red, her silence an admission.
Isabella chuckled. "Come on, tell me! Was Howard Geoffrey good to you? Was everything smooth last night? I told you, a man like him is easy to fall in love with. Don’t you feel lucky now? Come on, tell me what happened last night..."
Unable to handle her friend’s blunt questions, Rebecca pleaded, "Isabella, please spare me..."
Knowing Rebecca was thin-skinned, Isabella didn’t push any further after laughing. She said, "Alright, actually, I didn’t just call to congratulate you on your progress with Howard Geoffrey. There’s also something important I wanted to remind you of..."
No longer teasing, Isabella got serious. "Becca, one of my celebrity friends met an American high-society tycoon while attending an event in the United States. She overheard this tycoon mentioning that he had been doing business with Howard Geoffrey..."
Oh? Is there anything important about that?
"We’re not interested in the business part, of course. The key point is, my model friend said she personally heard this tycoon say Howard Geoffrey has had a girlfriend by his side all along. And he pampers her—they almost got married half a year ago..."
After listening to Isabella’s words on the phone, Rebecca was stunned and remained motionless for a long time.