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XXX. Dior Lee
It was midnight when a call woke Ferdinand from his shallow sleep. Groaningly sitting up, he glanced at the clock and saw it was only 3 AM in the morning. It seems that the called has been calling him since 5 hours ago, and there's already a hundred of missed calls. Puzzled, he checked the number and realized it was unknown.
Too stressed these past few days, he couldn't help feeling irked, but he thought it was from work so he didn't say anything and just called back.
It rang a few seconds, before a baritone voice sounded from the speaker.
[Hello. Is it you, Pa?] The voice sounded raspy, as if the owner had just woken up, but the moment it registered to Ferdinand's mind, he almost threw the phone at the wall in shock.
It couldn't be...
Ferdinand gulped, his hands trembling as his eyes turned watery, turning red because of mixed emotions.
“..
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