Cruel
The distressed voice searching for her made Janet, hidden beneath the bed, tear up. “How could you be so cruel to me?” Marcus cried. It appeared that he was genuinely hurt and upset. Janet wanted to apologize and tell him she didn’t mean it. Not yet, though.
Marcus was shocked and confused. As he called someone on his cell phone, he did not realize that she was listening intently beneath the bed, holding her breath.
Her fear intensified as he began speaking with someone.