Love Unspoken

Walter harbored a desire to share the amusing incident with Alexander, but he held back, fearing it might only serve to infuriate his friend. The image of Alexander's stunned expression danced in his mind, and Walter found himself laughing

once more.

In a separate instance, Kyle found himself in a quandary over whether to show Alexander the photographs he had captured. However, recalling Alexander's recent temperament, he decided against it, opting to delete the images and feign ignorance. Unbeknownst to Kyle, the couple was in the midst of a divorce, and so he didn't give the matter much thought.

Upon Alexander's return home that evening, he was greeted by an empty house. However, a neatly folded outfit, the one Quinn had worn that day, lay on the bed. The sight of the clothes caused Alexander's brows to knit together in

consternation.

His phone buzzed, signaling a message from Quinn.

Quinn: [I took off the clothes, but I didn't wash them. You probably don't want them, right?]

Quinn: [I didn't leave my phone. I was worried you wouldn't be able to find me when signing the divorce papers. I'll give it back to you then.]

Alexander's gaze lingered on the string of messages, but as he scrolled up, he discovered earlier messages from her.

[Want to grab dinner

Quinn: [Where are you?]

do you want

lit a cigarette, leaned back, and smoked in silence, his gaze fixed on a nondescript

and quickly made his way into the living room. Noticing the ashtray on the table, nearly

responded in a calm tone, "Where is

Join us for the complete experience-all for

check." Kyle withdrew his phone and stepped aside to make a

Walter's incident, someone had been assigned to keep tabs on Quinn, but they were instructed not to report back unless a dangerous situation

report, Kyle's face turned grim. He glanced hesitantly at Alexander and

"She's with another Alexander."

continued to smoke, his demeanor indifferent, as though the news was not

found himself growing increasingly uncomfortable in the silence. Eventually, Alexander broke the

us for

thought aloud. Instead, he offered, "You're just looking out for Quinn's best interest. She can't speak. If something happened out there, she wouldn't even be