Rick told Anne what he said to Charlotte without leaving out a word.
"I... I just feel like the relationship between both of you is a little complicated." Anne didn't even know what to say.
Rick smiled and said nothing.
Anne asked tentatively, "Well, what should we do now? Are you both going to stay in a fight?"
"Let's talk about this after I recover."
"Rick..."
"I'm fine," Rick said. He paused awhile and continued, "She's okay too."
Anne sighed.
Charlotte was in the garden alone, lost in her thoughts. Her phone vibrated a few times before she snapped back to reality. She hurriedly picked it up and said, "Hello?"
"Darling, it's me." Avery said lightly from the other end of the line.
Charlotte lowered her voice and replied, "Are you nuts?"
Was it allowed to randomly address anybody as "darling"?
"Probably. I drank a lot. Hurry up and fetch me home, darling."
"That's none of my business."
"Wow, Aria. You are so heartless. I am your brother!"
Wait a minute.