Even after he finished laughing, he dialed her number right away, demanding point-blank, “Where are you? What are you doing?”

Usually, asking questions like that right off the bat would be considered crossing a line. But encouraged by her note, he had long sin

Driven half-mad by curiosity, the moment Victoria received the call and prepared to leave, Rachel completely abandoned all pretense of ladylike composure, pressing her face right against the glass pane to peer down at the street below.

The Japanese restaurant sat

Victoria's life did not undergo any drastic upheaval with the appearance of Richard.

The number of days this man actually spent in Shanghai could be counted on one hand each month, and sometimes his visits were nothing more than a brief, hurried layover—a quic