At that moment, Carol caught up with us. She realized we had already discussed the phone call incident.

Carol, taking the initiative, immediately burst into tears. "Damon, when Ashley called, I didn't hear what she said clearly. I thought it was nothing important, so I forgot to tell you."

I looked at her innocent and guiltless expression and gave a sarcastic smile. "You didn't hear clearly? Are you deaf?"

I couldn't hold it in anymore and decided to confront her directly.

Startled by my outburst, Carol weakly collapsed into Damon's arms, crying as if she were about to pass out, full of remorse. "I'm so sorry, Damon. It's all my...