Chapter 5 - Daniel Answers The Phone With A Guilty Voice
“Hello?” Daniel’s voice came through the smartphone speaker, sounding strained and unmistakably distracted.
“Daniel,” Claire said, her voice cutting through the receiver with icy precision.
“Claire?” Daniel replied, a sudden note of panic instantly bleeding into his hurried tone.
“I thought you were still visiting your corporate branch office in Chicago for another two weeks.”
“Clearly,” Claire responded, her eyes locked onto Lorraine who was wringing her hands in absolute desperation.
“I just walked into our apartment and found your mother living here among my displaced family photographs.”
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Silence stretched across the phone line for three agonizing seconds before Daniel stammered his first excuse.
“Look, Claire, I can explain everything… it’s just a temporary housing arrangement for Mom.”
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