Chapter 48

A reddish light slowly spread across the sky. I saw from my window that the sun was just starting to poke out from beneath the horizon. "Mr. Page, you're up early today." Alfred looked a little surprised when he saw me come down the stairs. Ever since Andrew started frequenting the villa, I had been sleeping in late just to avoid seeing him. "Mrs. Page has been sitting there for a while. Mr. Stuart didn't come yesterday, so she got up early. I asked Helen to bring her a jacket, but Mrs. Page wouldn't accept it." I nodded and said, "I'll go." It just so happened that I had something to discuss with Valerie. When she saw me approaching, her expression remained impassive. She didn't even bother to look at me. I spoke first. "It's so cold outside. Why won't you wear a jacket?" Valerie tossed the jacket to the side and sneered. "You're pathetic. You were just talking about divorce yesterday, yet here you are trying to please me today. What's wrong? Have you changed your mind about th