Edric had been here countless times in the past three years. Thomas had a very regular life and would definitely return home before 8 pm.
Today was an exception. Edric looked at his watch. It was ten o'clock in the evening already. The window was still dark. Did something happen?
Edric waited downstairs for a while longer yet still didn't see Irene or Thomas. A middle-aged woman living in the same building happened to be back. She had seen Edric staring at the window many times. If it weren't for his stately manner and expensive clothes, she might think he was a lunatic.
It was just a shabby building. What was there to look at?
Edric pointed at Irene's window and asked the woman, "Auntie, do you know where this family went?"
The woman gave Edric a strange look. "Are you a friend or a relative?"
"Relative, a distant relative," he answered.
