Hearing Aldwin's words, Emily stood up. Turning in the opposite direction, she said with inertia,

"No! What connection? No connection."

Aldwin turned around and said,

"Have you thought about how to thank me?"

"How do you want to thank you?"

"Do you want to finish the job with a thank you like everyone else?"

Emily was silent for a while and said,

"Have tea?"

Aldwin smiled.

Tired afternoon. A coconut tree next to the attic of Emily's house. A branch with a leaf of a tree is bent in the attic. The sunlight is coming through the gaps in the leaves and creating various shadow designs on the stairs. However,...