It's Grace's fourth day of leave. It is the right of every employee to take annual leave. Theo did not prohibit at all. But it seemed strange, if Grace suddenly applied for leave without telling herself, where was the purpose of this time off. Usually the little assistant always said with a twinkle of enthusiasm that he wanted to explore this and that. Then when he returned from leave, there were many gifts that were deliberately prepared for him.

At first Theo did not want to give permission. His business with Grace, he felt, was not finished. The bright face hadn't returned yet and Theo didn't like it. But when...