Chapter 182: Desperation

Downstairs, Emma busied herself with tidying up the house, her mind still preoccupied with thoughts of Alexander. She knew him well enough to sense when something was wrong, and today, there was a heaviness in his demeanor that she couldn’t ignore. It wasn’t just the fatigue or the sickness he claimed; there was something more, something that gnawed at her, making her feel uneasy. She tried to push the worry aside, convincing herself that it was just the stress of their hectic lives. Alexander had been under immense pressure at work, and with everything happening, it was no wonder he was feeling overwhelmed. She understood that better than anyone. Still, a nagging voice in the back of her mind refused to be silenced. As she wiped down the kitchen counter, Emma’s thoughts drifted back to the incident from the night before. The image of the woman she had accidentally hit with her car flashed in her mind. The whole experience had been so surreal, and even though the woman had been disch