"I thought when you knew I was sick, you had the intention of coming home last night," Alexander immediately confronted Cesilia with sarcasm as he saw her entering the room.

It was 9:00 in the morning, which was not the time Cesilia had promised him. Last night, if he remembered correctly, when Alexander informed her that he couldn't be disturbed for a few hours, Cesilia had replied that she would be back before ten o'clock.

However, she showed up right at 9:00, looking disheveled as if she had just woken up, and the bags under her eyes looked even worse. It was unlike Cesilia, who usually took great care of...