C44 Why would he lie to me?

I picked up the landline phone. Losing my phone the previous night had left me feeling strangely disconnected.

As I held the landline to my ear, I couldn't shake the worry that Eva might not be okay and that she had discovered the true nature of Ron's intentions.

Eva picked up my phone after a minute; the sound of her voice on the other end was like a lifeline. "Eva!" I blurted out her name