Chapter 403: Didn’t Go Home the Whole Night
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The phone in his pocket rang. He took it out and saw that it was her calling. He threw the phone on the seat next to him. After a few seconds, the phone stopped ringing.
He took out a cigarette and put it into his mouth. His phone rang again. He took a glimpse at it from the corner of his eye and saw that it was still from her.
He let it ring and took out a lighter to light the cigarette. He rolled down the window and blew out smoke rings that were carried away by the night wind.
When it rang for the third time, he pressed the reject button in frustration and turned off his phone. The night was quiet again.
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Serenity paced around the room in her pajamas, holding her phone in her hand. She had called Gabriel many times, but his phone was eventually switched off.
It was already two o’clock in the morning but she was also hesitant to call Caleb since it was too late in the night.
She walked to the bed and sat waiting. Her phone was always in her hand, ready to pick up a call the moment it came.
It was soon four in the morning and Gabriel was still not back. Since she was pregnant, she couldn’t stave off the sleepiness and ended up falling asleep.
When she woke up, her first thought was Gabriel as she reached for the spot next to her but there was not a hint of warmth.
This was the first night since they got married that Gabriel did not return home.
Without changing out of her sleeping clothes, Serenity went downstairs and found Mrs. Winstead making breakfast in the kitchen. Serenity approached her and asked, “Mrs. Winstead, did Gabriel come back last night?”
“Young Master didn’t come back last night?” asked Mrs. Winstead in return, surprised as she put the bread into the oven.
Serenity could tell from her tone that she wasn’t faking her surprise so she nodded. “I couldn’t get through to his phone.”
“Young Master rarely stays out. Could something have happened?” asked Mrs. Winstead worriedly.
“I’ll try calling him again.”
Serenity left the kitchen and sat on the sofa beside the landline. She called Gabriel but his phone was still switched off.
“So, did you get through?” asked Mrs. Winstead as she came out of the kitchen.
“I’ll go back to my room and call Caleb,” said Serenity as she shook her head.
“Then hurry up and go.”
Serenity returned to her room and called Caleb. The phone rang for about ten seconds before it was picked up. “Young Madam, what’s got you calling so early?”
“Caleb, he didn’t come back last night. Do you know where he went?” asked she bluntly.
“President Jones stayed at a hotel last night.” Caleb glanced at the man who was tying his tie in front of the mirror.
“Why?” Even when they were not in a relationship in the past, Gabriel would never spend the night out no matter how late it was. There was no way he would stay in a hotel without a reason.
“He got drunk,” said Caleb, biting the bullet.
Serenity thought that Gabriel must have gotten drunk at a social gathering last night, so she did not think too much about it. But then, Caleb could have sent him home which he had done so in the past. So why was last night different? “Were you drunk last night too?” asked she.
Caleb looked at the man in the suit jacket but the latter did not say anything. So Caleb simply said, “Yes.”
One of them should have called home no matter how drunk he was. But serenity did not say the words that were on the tip of her tongue. In the end, all that mattered was that Gabriel was fine. “Caleb, make sure he drinks less in future socials. It’s not good for his stomach.”
“Alright, Young Madam,” said Caleb in response.
After the call, Serenity took out a set of home clothes from the closet and changed into them. She then went downstairs and told Mrs. Winstead that Gabriel was fine. “He was just too drunk to drive, so he stayed in a hotel..”