“Unpack and then take a rest. I have to take off now, ” Edmund said. She seized his hand and asked, “Would you like to stay for dinner, maybe?”

“No, I’m good.” said Edmund with a fatigued face, in no mood to dine with her mother.

As a son, he had long drifted apart with her.

After the refusal, he got back into his car and his diver drove him off.

Instead of driving all way back to Vertoak, Edmund told the diver to stopped by a hotel and checked in.

The driver was tired after having been driving for hours,

Edmund was all the more exhausted by the hurried back-and-forth journey, so all he wanted was to find some place to relax.

with in such a rush was the idea of seeing Chelsea as

he placed a call to Chelsea to tell her he was back and his

was hung up by Chelsea, who called him back in audio, “Sorry, I am not home yet, can’t

his voice, and it broke her heart, “You should really

Edmund with a sigh, ” I am finally back.” He then went on to say gently, “I will come see you as soon as I can.” He

he would

sleep. I am kind of busy. I gotta

phone that’s been hung

busy that she

that he would be more than

have told him that she was sorry, saying she wouldn’t be available that day, and she would find the

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