Alpha Denzel instantly switched on the light, and the sight of the large painting in the living room stunned him.
'This must be Valerie and Alice's doing,' he thought to himself. It was a picture of Alpha Denzel and Valerie, painted and framed. There was also food on the dining table, which had most likely turned cold by now.
Valerie looked upset and refused to look at Alpha Denzel. She had wanted to surprise him, but he had arrived too late, and Alice had already fallen asleep.
Alice was sleeping on the sofa, indicating that the two women had been working on the painting and food together.
They must have fallen asleep while chatting with each other or while waiting in hopes that Alpha Denzel would return early enough to see the surprise.
Burke was hungry, but his concern at that moment was Alice and finding a way to avoid answering Valerie's question.
