Alice's POV:

I felt as though a century had passed, so lengthy it seemed.

Robert fancied himself calm, but his reddened eyes had already betrayed him.

I often wondered if we could ever go back to the past, and now it seemed...

"Alice, why did you come today? Where's Jesse?"

Before I could speak, Robert hurriedly asked.

"I came to see the doctor today," I answered, skirting the main issue. Until I had uncovered the truth about this matter, I wouldn't mention it to anyone.

But seeing his anxious concern, I hesitated. If Robert was an accomplice of theirs, mentioning this to him would surely be obstructed.

The outcome would...