A Thousand Question

"What did you say, Cassandra?" Isabella was shocked. "Why did he come up with this decision?" 

She wondered why Howard was doing this. Then it dawned on her that his decision must be related to her indifferent treatment. 

And Isabella's guess was confirmed when Cassandra said, "He is doing this for the two of you."

There is a crisp sound coming from Isabella, but her laughter has no joy. All she wanted was for Howard to be content with looking at each other from a distance.

'That idiot! I may push him away, but it doesn't mean he has to go too far away!' 

"Okay. Thank you for letting me know," she told Cassandra, concealing the emotion clouded in her eyes.

From the other line, there was a brief pause before Cassandra spoke. "I'm uncertain if Howard told you regarding his plan. So I thought I'd call you and let you know."