When I arrived at the villa, it was already eight forty-five in the morning.

Originally, I would go out at seven o'clock and arrive in fifty minutes. However, the bus was stuck in the traffic jam and couldn't move. It was nearly an hour later than I expected.

When I entered the villa, I thought Edmund would have got up and gone to the company at this time. However, when I entered the password and unlocked the door, I saw a tall figure dressed in Khaki furniture coming downstairs.

I was shocked at first, but soon calmed down.

"You... You didn't go to work?" I asked him when he went...