“Miss… Hawk,” he corrected awkwardly. “Can you come to finalize the divorce today? Mr. Creed is available exactly at nine in the morning, and after that his schedule is—”
Before he could even finish speaking—
Amara’s excited voice suddenly burst through the phone.
“Of course!” she said immediately.
The sleepy tone vanished completely.
Her voice became cheerful so suddenly even Felix blinked in surprise.
“I’ll be there exactly at nine. I’ll meet you at the courthouse.”
There was a rustling sound again, followed by her laughing lightly.
“This is such great news I don’t even think I can go back to sleep anymore.”
Her voice was no longer sleepy at all.
She sounded fully awake now.
Actually excited.
And with every word she said, Elias’s face grew darker.
His jaw clenched tighter and tighter, irritation practically radiating off him.
Before either of them could respond—
The call suddenly disconnected.
Amara had hung up.
Silence filled the living room.
Felix lowered the phone and carefully glanced toward Elias.
The living room suddenly felt dangerously quiet.
Then Elias let out a harsh scoff.
“What the hell is she so happy about?” he snapped coldly. “Is divorcing me some kind of life achievement now? Why does she sound like she won the lottery?”
“Maybe she’s not fully awake yet,” Felix said with an awkward laugh, trying to save the situation. “It’s only six in the morning. Most people aren’t exactly in their right mind at this hour.”
***
Amara sat upright so fast the blankets tangled around her waist.
The sleepiness disappeared from her face instantly. She grabbed her phone from the nightstand quickly and pressed the screen awake before quickly scrolling through her recent calls.
The moment she found Jasper’s name, she pressed call.
The first time, he didn’t answer.
Amara immediately called again without hesitation, bouncing her leg anxiously against the mattress. Her brows pulled together impatiently as she waited for him to pick up.
This time, after several seconds, the call connected.
