His Destructive, Toxic Love novel Chapter 737

Eliza stepped out of the restroom at the rest stop, only to find her travel companions had vanished. The car was gone too. She instinctively reached for her phone to call them, but realized she’d left it behind in the car. The rain was coming down in sheets, and the place was nearly deserted.

Stranded and unable to reach anyone, she tried to find someone who might lend her a phone but had no luck. Feeling stuck, she had no choice but to wait.

After what seemed like forever, a cleaning lady appeared. Spotting her, Eliza felt a wave of relief and hurried over. “Excuse me, ma'am, could I borrow your phone for just a minute?”

The cleaning lady eyed her suspiciously and shook her head without a word. Realizing she might have been misunderstood, Eliza quickly added, “I just need to make a quick call. I promise I’ll stay right here.”

“Sorry, honey, I don’t have a phone. Maybe try someone else,” the cleaning lady replied, still not budging.

Eliza was out of options. Besides this cleaning lady, there was no one else around. “Please, ma’am, I just need to call a friend to pick me up. It's pouring rain, and I can't just wait here indefinitely. It’ll be quick, I promise. I’ll even pay for the call.”

She reached into her pocket, hoping to offer some money, but came up empty. The cleaning lady, noticing this, seemed disappointed.

Eliza gave an awkward smile, “I don’t have cash on me, but when my friend arrives, I can have them pay you back. How about that?”

“Are you kidding me? Move along,” the cleaning lady replied, heading back to her cleaning duties.

Eliza just stood there, a bit dumbfounded. It was just a phone call. Her best hope now was that her colleagues would notice she was missing and come back for her. So, she waited.

The rain didn’t let up, and she found herself in the empty lounge, staring blankly at a large TV screen until she dozed off.

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