Forget it. It had been ten years. Lowering his pride once wouldn’t hurt. He'd give her a small reward, and she’d know how to serve him properly next time instead of constantly irritating him.
He asked the housekeeper for a backup phone, opened the contacts, and dialed the number, but no name was saved.
After a pause, a mechanical voice echoed in his ear.
"Sorry, the number you are trying to reach is unavailable. Please try again later..."
He tried again. Same result.
What did that mean?
Confused, he opened their message thread and sent her a text.
A second later, the chat window blinked with an exclamation mark and a prompt: You have been blocked.