Over the phone, Luke Crowe could sense Lily Turner's displeasure. He didn't want to make this call either, but his boss insisted he do it, and there was a task he had to complete. If he didn't, he wouldn't be allowed to eat for two days.
"Sorry about that, Miss Turner! I forgot to tell you the apartment lock code last time." He felt wronged, okay? It wasn't that he forgot to tell her; he simply didn't know the lock code at all.
"Not needed!"
Upon learning that Luke's call was merely to give her the lock code, Lily replied indifferently with these three words and then hung up without hesitation.
On the other end, Luke, knowing he hadn't completed his task and would have to go hungry for two days, wouldn't let it go at that. He dialed the number again. Lily now knew who the unfamiliar number belonged to. She didn't answer the call and just tossed her phone onto the sofa, letting it ring by itself.
