Only then did Estelle realize she had hastily left without returning the cardigan to Cristofer.

“Yes,” she answered.

“Where is he now?” Aurora asked.

“He drove me to the gate of the hotel. Now, he may have been back home.”

Ding-dong! Ding-dong!

Suddenly, the doorbell rang.

Then Yvonne shouted excitedly, “It’s Mom! Mom is back!”

In the living room, the two children rushed to open the door.

“Dad!” Yohan said in surprise when he saw Cristofer, “Dad, I miss you so much!”

When Yvonne saw Cristofer, she hugged his legs and cried, “Dad, where is Mom? Why didn’t Mom come back with you? Did you fail to save her?”

Cristofer,...