After dinner, Daniel offered to take Anita home. George was working late hours than usual and wouldn’t be home until ten p.m. so Anita had spent most of the days after work with Jasmin since last week.

Jasmin hugged Anita tightly and bid her farewell. She was grateful for hers and the other companies she had had these past two weeks; they didn’t make her feel the pain of Cainan’s absence as grievous as would have been.

Jasmin went into the room to take a shower when he saw Cainan approached Lisa. She knew he was curious as to why she was living with her, and seeing how genuine he...