I took out my phone, which was dead already. I borrowed a charger and turned on my phone, and there was no text from Cedric. Just as I was about to turn off the phone, I saw Cedric's name on the screen.
As soon as the call connected, his questioning voice came through. He said, "Emily, what the fuck? Lisa had a heart condition. Given the situation, what's wrong with me taking her away? We had already been rescued, and the second batch of rescuers was on their way. You could come back with them. I left in advance because I had to deal with a project worth tens of millions of dollars in the company. Your job doesn't pay much. What are you fussing about? You haven't answered my calls for so many days!"
I calmly listened to his questioning. He didn't ask me how I was doing. Instead, he questioned me. He belittled me while standing up for Lisa.