Furthermore, Mia started to miss Noah when she heard Mason’s voice.

Then, she returned the phone to Zoe.

Zoe was about to hang up the phone when she heard him saying tenderly, “Happy New Year, Zoe!”

For a brief moment, she didn’t say anything.

She fell into a trance, thinking about how this was the best new year they had had ever since they knew each other. Waves of both happiness and anguish washed over her.

Then, she murmured, “Happy New Year, Mason.”

Both of them didn’t hang up the phone.

Holding it close to their ears, they listened intently to the light breathing from the other end of their phones. It was soft and gentle, reminiscent of the pleasant wind caressing their ears at the moment.

Not long after, her ears began to get warmer. She was worried Mia might notice it, so she hung up frantically. Raising her eyes to check on Mia, she realized her stepmother was staring into space.

She couldn’t help but hold her hands and call out to her, “Are you thinking about D