GRACE

“Ruby, have you seen your father today?”

The girl shook her head and delved more into the book in front of her.

With a slight frown on my face, I glanced at the staircase.

After our little music-making session the other night, his face became quite scarce for almost two weeks. He either left early before anyone woke up or he came home very late.

I understood his sudden change in schedule since I equated it to his job as a businessman. But he hasn’t stepped into the house after leaving almost two days ago.

When I asked Ruby if there was anything to worry about, she replied with,...