The party had ended.
Gabriel found a quiet corner after a night of mingling and rubbed his cheeks.
His facial muscles were almost stiff from fake smiling all evening. Expressionlessly, he pulled out his phone from his pocket and swiped it on.
The screen was clear—no messages, no missed calls.
As expected, Ashley hadn't contacted him all night.
Gabriel bit his lip and rotated the phone in his palm before dialing her number.
However...
"Sorry, the number you have dialed is currently unavailable."
What was going on? Poor signal? Or had she put her phone on silent?
Gabriel hung up and dialed again, but the result was the same.
He couldn't reach her again? Gabriel kept redialing to confirm, but all his calls went unanswered. He went to a corner, his gaze fixed on the phone.
Was her p
