The next day

EMILY

I sighed for the umpteenth time as I slowly shook the cup of iced Americano I was holding. Rhea was in an argument with Mrs. Brown as they walked ahead of Adrian and me. It turned out that all four of us lived in the staff's apartment building. Mrs. Brown just got married, but her husband was almost always away on business trips, so she lived in the building for convenience, while Rhea stayed there with her little sister, and Adrian lived alone just like me.

I was surprised to see all three of them at my doorstep in the morning. Thankfully, they had come minutes...