"What did you say?! What has happened to him? Is it bad?!"
Hector, who was hoping for Gustavo's death, was so excited to hear the remarks that he sounded a little excited when he spoke.
On the other end of the line, Ricardo asked skeptically, "Hector, do you not hear me clearly? Why do you sound so happy?"
Hector came to his senses and realized that he had gone a little overboard. He quickly composed himself, cleared his throat, and began, "Sorry, I'm still a little fuzzy from my sleep. I