I don’t think I’ve ever received Ivy’s calls, Wyatt reflected.

Ken spoke nervously, “I’ve reported it to you before, but you said not to report such unimportant issues to you at the time. You also stated in front of both Ms. Ivy and me that, aside from problems with Ms. Perez, you do not want to be approached concerning irrelevant topics. Thus, that’s probably why Ms. Ivy stopped calling you.”

His voice progressively reduced as he seemed to notice the air around Wyatt becoming cooler.

Wyatt scratched his brow as though recalling this scenario. At the time, they were in their home, but he was preoccupied with Alice Perez’s severe...