Chapter 185: Time
Melanie checked the time on her phone for what felt like the hundredth time, her fingers tapping on the arm of the hard plastic chair restlessly. The noise of the airport buzzed around her but all of it faded into the background as her eyes flicked once more to her screen. Still no message from Adam.
With a frustrated sigh, she tapped on his name and called him again. Just like before, the call didn’t even ring twice before it was rejected. A generic voicemail message played, the same clipped tone telling her he was unavailable and would get back to her later. But he hadn’t. Not all day.
And she was worried. Becasue he’d been so agitated and angry with Saira for using his child to manipulate him. They had not even tested any DNA or made any claims but already she’d been using the child.
Melanie bit her lip and wondered if she should call Saira or ask someone to find where she was staying.But then decided against it.
If Adam wasn’t answering her calls, he must really be busy. After all, they had only loosely discussed the idea of him flying back with her, nothing concrete. Perhaps something had come up and so he simply couldn’t make it. But she did not know why, her gut was churning.
She leaned back in the seat and stared at the glowing departure board, weighing her options. Should she wait a little longer? Go check her bags in? Return to the hotel in case Adam comes back? Or just give up and take the flight home?
Just then, she felt a sudden tug on her arm, and before she could react, a small body hurled into her side. Her heart skipped a beat as she looked down, startled. A little boy clung to her with surprising force, his face buried against her jacket.
"Hey!" she gasped, moving back slightly to get a look at him. When he lifted his face, she blinked in surprise.
"You?" she said with a smile, recognition dawning. "Aren’t you the kid from the hotel yesterday?"