“Winter? When did you return? “ aunt Helena hurried rapidly over to me, her eyes wide with surprise. I’m relieved to know that even though I’ve been gone for a long time, they still consider me a threat. I only hope they didn’t cause too much damage to the firm.

“Yesterday,” I responded cautiously. I didn’t want to exchange words with her if I knew only a handful of them were real. I walked by and ignored her. I’d want to sleep even more. I’ll take a week off, after which I’ll decide what to do with the company.

Nothing has changed in my room, it is still clean and...