Alla glanced at Eric, who sat in the passenger seat, his gaze fixed on the window. Relieved that he was not looking at her, she lowered her head, quietly wiping the rainwater from her body with a tissue.
Through the rearview mirror, Eric watched Alla's slight figure in the back seat. Despite the cold weather, she was without a coat and was trying to hail a taxi in the rain. This piqued Eric's curiosity. "Ms. Barton, why did Mr. Roman not escort you home?"
The mention of 'Mr. Roman' caused Alla to furrow her brows in confusion. It took her a moment before she remembered that she was now considered Billie's 'woman'. Clenching the tissue in her hand, she fabricated an excuse, "We had a bit of a quarrel, and he left me by the roadside."
