After coming from the province, I went straight to the Khalifa Hotel. I intend to borrow the children and take them to the Highlands if Amir agrees. I want Akeem and Ameera to meet Maya. I texted Amir first asking if I could beg upstairs.

　　Instead of replying to my text, the man called me. “Sweetheart, wait for me in the lobby, okay?” it said on the other line.

　　Of course, I wondered why he called me sweetheart. Ah, maybe I just heard more. Maybe, because of what happened earlier in the cemetery, my ears immediately became different.

　　I was just at the entrance of Khalifa when I saw Amir...