Daniel is away on business. When Bella came back from work and found only her voice echoing in the vast room, she suddenly felt that the room was too empty.

As she sat down on the sofa, she marveled that after only six months, she had completely adjusted to having Daniel in her life. Even without him, she felt like there was something missing.

That's when Daniel called her.

She picked it up eagerly. "Hey, Daniel, are you finished your work today? Why do you call me so early?"

Daniel sat in the conference room of his branch office. He had just finished a meeting and two days of hard...