The Code

It was noon, and the nurse and Lainey weren't around. Jane sat in an electric wheelchair, going downstairs to shower in the sun on the lawn.

...

Then, her phone rang.

Jane lowered her head, taking out her phone.

In the past few days in the hospital, Colin was the only one who called her at the same time every day to ask her how she was doing. Dayton would also say a few words on the phone. For the rest of the time, it was quiet.

Jane used the facial recognition system to unlock her phone, seeing a message, "I'm sorry, baby."

"Baby, are you angry with me? I'm hoping you can forgive me."

"I didn't stand you up on purpose. I was followed by two crazy fans, and I couldn't get rid of them. You know that I'm on the rise in my career, and we...."

His profile photo in WeChat, an instant messaging application, was a sailboat, and his name in WeChat was Sailboat. Jane recalled that this person was the so-called adulterer Randy.

Randy used an ellipsis. Jane understood what he meant.