Chapter 153

"There's no need to go to such trouble, Mrs. Lewis Senior. You can just drop me off at a bus station. I'll take the bus home," Teresa said. "That won't do!" Anna said. Then, something occurred to her. "I remember you came with your husband, right? Where is he? Why did he leave you alone here? There aren't any bus stations nearby or anything." Teresa felt a little awkward at the mention of Eric. Still, it wasn't appropriate to talk about her problems to an outsider. "He had something urgent to attend to at work, so I told him to leave without me," she explained. Anna had enough life experience to tell something was amiss. Despite Teresa's words, she could tell Eric didn't treat her well. Upon further thought, everything made sense. She figured the earlier mess had caused Teresa and Eric to get into a fight. They would probably get into a bigger fight if she were to send Teresa home now. After some consideration, Anna said, "I have a request to make of you, Teri. I hope you'll ag