There was nothing he could do to solve the problem now. He didn't want to destroy her family, and decided to set her free.

  When Annie was still sound sleep, her phone rang. She cursed silently and reached out to answer it.

  "Hello." Her eyes were still puffy and her voice was husky.

  "Mommy, it's me, Joyce. When will you be back? Huey and I missed you so much." A child's voice came from the other end of the line, which made Annie sober up immediately.

  "Joyce baby, mommy missed you too. Have you been a good girl while I am away?" Annie asked in a soft voice.

  "Yes, I have. But Huey hasn't. He forbade me from playing with him," Joyce complained. Annie could imagine that Joyce was now pouting her lips.

  "Oh, really? And what is your brother doing now?" Annie asked. Her heart melted when she heard her own daughter's voice.

  "He's playing with his remote control car. He said that I'm a girl and he doesn't play with girls," Joyce grumbled.

  "Ha! Really? Honey, put your brother on the phone, okay? Let mommy teach him a lesson." Annie knew her son must be next to her daughter and playing with his new favorite, a remote controlled car. The reason he didn't make any sound was that he was too focused on his toy to say anything.

  "Huey, mommy wants to talk to you." The girl turned to her brother and reached out her hand to give him the phone.

  Huey put the remote control down and took the phone with resignation. "Hello, Mommy." His voice was sort of cool.

  "Huey, Joyce said you didn't want to play with her. Is that true?" Annie asked in a soft voice.

  "She told you that? What a leaf blower." Huey cast a reproachful glance at his sister. He looked much more matu

  ened in the hallway. She was applying lotion to her face. After that, she stood and opened the door for Fred.

  "Are you ready? Our flight is in the afternoon. We still have time to have breakfast and stroll around the city. I heard there are many delicious things to try here, like snacks, street food and many others." Fred looked at the woman in front of him with eyes full of affection. He had a thing for her, but she was too insensitive to realize it. Besides, it showed on her face that her heart belonged to someone else.

  "Yeah, sure, why not?" Annie didn't expect Fred to have the same idea as her, so she was thrilled when she found out that their minds worked the same.

  "Let's go." Fred had doubted that Rain had just left Annie's room. But on seeing her reaction, Fred knew he was wrong.

  Annie was not familiar with S City, nor was she a complete stranger. She had been here before. But the city had changed a lot during these past few years, and it looked different from how she remembered it. She believed that she would never forget this city, because the man she loved the most was from here and lived here.