He was unsure if he was glad he had taken Luisa home. Maybe it would have been better if he had checked her in at the hotel. She might be safer there compared to this place.
He looked around the room, finding everything, not to his standards. He did have very high expectations. Still, this place would not pass his minimum tolerance.
"Why do you care so much?" He suddenly asked his reflection as he looked outside the small window to the back alley. It looked like an emergency exit, seeing the metallic ladder stairs leading to the ground outside.
He pulled the window open to check if it was working in case of an emergency. It easily slid open, but that was not the problem. The lock was not working.
She could get out without any problem, but an intruder could also effortlessly get in. "Stupid woman." He could not help but mumble loudly. What if someone attempted to enter her apartment? She would be a sitting duck to all the criminals that lived in this area.
