"..."
Iris Harris listened, her eyebrows furrowing tightly, revealing a trace of unease.
"What's wrong?" Mother Rulin asked curiously.
"Nothing."
Iris shook her head. She lay back on the bed, but her mind was still in turmoil because of a few words from Alex Hawk.
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Iris Harris didn't see Brandan Hyde until she was discharged from the hospital.
She returned to their villa, sitting in the empty hall.
Mother Rulin went to cook attentively, while she went upstairs and opened the bedroom door.
As expected, it was spotless inside, with no sign of life.
She walked in, sat on the bed, feeling a bit dazed.
...
At night, Brandan indeed didn't come back.
Iris lay alone in bed, staring at the ceiling, thinking to herself, is that guy still working overtime at the company?
Tossing and turning, she couldn't fall asleep.
The next day, Iris got up with dark circles under her eyes and used the home phone to call Alex Hawk.
"Hello?"
"It's me."
