Chapter 498 - Thoughts

At first, Lisa thought that she dialed the wrong number. Maybe because she was too excited she typed in the wrong numbers. The woman took the phone away from her ear for a while, looked at the screen of her cellphone, and yes she was currently dialing Andien's number.

"Hello?" The man asked from the other side.

"Y.. Yeah. I want to talk to her! Where is she now?" Lisa retorted.

For the next few moments, there was no response from the other side. It was so quiet that all Lisa could hear was the stranger's roaring breath. 

"I'm not Andien and now she's busy. Please don't call this number in the future!" The man jerked, making Lisa's hair stand on end.

Without waiting for her to reply, the stranger hung up. 

"What the hell is wrong with this guy..." Lisa grumbled while looking at her cell phone's screen.

She wanted to call Andien's number again to ask what really happened. How dare that strange man cut off their phone! But hearing his high and cold tone made Lisa sure that the call would not be accepted.

Maybe the phone call will be accepted but the odds are, the man will curse Lisa.

And Lisa is not the type of woman who likes to be scolded by strangers!

Lisa stares at her dead screen and can't stop thinking, what happened? Her mind drifted far away to Andien. Is she okay?

Just now, Lisa called her phone number but why did a man pick up the phone instead?! Was that Andien's husband?

Lisa knows very well that Andien is married and it is certain that she is living in the same house with her husband. But a cell phone is an essential item that holds a lot of privacy! Why did the man bring Andien's cell phone?

When Lisa attended her friend's wedding, Andien couldn't stay away from her. Wherever Lisa went, Andien would be with her. Her husband should have seen Lisa for a while and maybe heard her voice. 

From seeing Andien's husband for a while, Lisa already knew that the man was a rude type of man. Judging from his firm face, his cold-sounding laugh, and the look in his eyes, Lisa knew that he wasn't a good guy. But how could she say that to Andien?

Even though Lisa could see the sad look on Andien's face when she was about to get married, it didn't mean she could just tell her friend what she thought about her future husband. 

Having such thoughts made Lisa's heart feel even more uneasy. She knew that the man was not a good man. He could have joined or even worse became a leader in the biggest mafia in Indonesia! But if she recalled, the man looked at Andien with a warm smile every time he saw her. And that made Lisa think that they were fine.

But again, it could be all just acting. It could be that the man just put on a mask to trick all the guests. Andien could actually be suffering but she couldn't tell anyone, including Lisa.

Is Andien okay?

For 2 months after Andien married, the two were almost never in touch. The one who always takes the initiative to open a conversation is Lisa. In the past, Lisa would always text her almost every day. But Andien's reply came only 2 or 3 days after Lisa sent those messages.

"Sorry Lis, I've been busy lately."

"Oh, I just came back from visiting my mother. Why is that?"

"I have a lot of work today. Let's call it another time, okay?"

And so on.

At first, Lisa did not take Andien's message seriously, which actually sounded strange. As busy as Andien is, she won't spend a day without contacting Lisa. Maybe the woman was busy taking care of her husband, work, and mother at the same time. So it's only natural that Andien rarely replies to her messages.

But over time, she felt something was wrong with Andien. The longer she replied, the shorter the message and it would take 2 or 3 days for her text to be replied.

And since Lisa is just as busy as Andien, the two of them have less contact with each other. But for some reason, Lisa suddenly thought about Andien tonight, which made her contact the woman. And unexpectedly, it wasn't Andien who received the call, but her new husband.

In her heart, Lisa actually felt that there was something strange about Andien and the man's marriage. But until now, she didn't know what made her have that strange feeling. At first, she thought that maybe she would be surprised that Andien suddenly married in the near future. But as it turned out, the strange feeling didn't come from his shock.

Is Andien okay?

As Lisa did a few weeks ago, she sent her friend a message. She purposely made the sentence of her question sound less suspicious. Who knows if it's her husband who reads? Lisa doesn't want to make the man suspicious.

Lisa: Later if you're not busy, please call me. There's something important I want to ask.

Five minutes, ten minutes, and even twenty minutes later, Lisa still hasn't received a message from Andien. 

Now all she can do is think that Andien is actually fine. The woman must be tired from being a wife who has to take care of her husband. Not to mention that she also needs to care for her sick mother. Maybe the woman was asleep now so her husband picked up the phone.

Andien must be fine.

When the clock showed half past three in the morning, Lisa just got up from the sofa. She stretched her body and entered the room without making a sound. 

Tomorrow, she will surely receive a message from Andien.

Yes, she must have been asleep by now so it was her husband who picked up the phone.

***

For the next few days, Lisa spends her days with long nights and lack of sleep. The woman only got home around 8 pm and went back to work in the living room until 2 or 3 am. The next morning, she had to get up at 7 am to go to work.

Lisa had to go back and forth to the bathroom to wash her face every night. Often she wakes up because her neck hurts and her head feels spinning and dizzy. 

In her heart, Lisa knew that Maria would be happy to see her looking a mess like this. Every time she came to the office, she could feel the ridiculous stares that Maria gave her. 

"You don't sleep well, Lisa?" Maria asked once with a mocking expression on her face.