The person on the other end of the line was Josiah, who was absent.
“Fredric, tell me Z’s wrong.” Fredric heard the loud complaint once he answered the call. “Am I that embarrassing? He’s not letting me attend such a happy occasion…”
Fredric tried his best to hold back his laugh and consoled him. “Put yourself in Z’s shoes for a bit. Cordelia thought you wanted to take advantage of her and got into the accident. Who knows how panicked she’ll be if she sees you?”
Josiah was gloomy, sighing as he tossed the fishing line afar.
“So, Z’s a classic example of gals before pals!”
“You can’t say that either…” Fredric forced a peal of laughter back. “Z’s actually quite nice to you. He’s letting you go on a vacation in his hotel!”
Josiah was so close to moaning. A vacation? It was basically jus
