What she could think of, Owen Moreland would only think of more comprehensively. So why did he lie and take the fall himself?
"Did you call me after you saw the news?" Owen Moreland changed the subject lightly.
"Uh?" Amelia Clarke's thoughts were momentarily disturbed by him, and she instinctively replied, "Oh, your phone was off, I called Assistant Richardson, and his was off too. I thought you... "
Amelia Clarke couldn't finish the rest of her sentence as she recalled the overwhelming despair and fear she felt after reading the news, the world crumbling at that moment. She never wished to experience that ever again.
Benjamin Richardson, who was driving, quickly explained loudly, "I was busy making calls all night, and this morning my phone finally died out. It couldn't have been more than a few minutes before I charged it again. Could it be that you called me during those few minutes, Ma'am?"
