As for the other side of the house, Sid left early in the morning, like it was an emergency.

Laura was in a hurry herself and didn't pay much attention to Sid. She had been absent-minded since she got up in the morning and didn't perk up until she saw Mary while she was packing up her breakfast.

"Mary, what's wrong with you? Why are you here so late?" Maybe yesterday she told her whole story. Now Laura is a little nervous, not afraid of what Mary will say, but afraid that Mary will be implicated for nothing.

"Laura, it's okay. The housekeeper just told us to clean up that...