The Woman From Hell

He had a delicate short haircut, wore a woolen jacket, and sat in a wheelchair. There was a blanket covering the lower half of his body. We were at room temperature, so I could not help but wonder if he would feel warm dressed like that.

When the man saw me approaching, he politely smiled. "You're early, Mrs. Grant."

"This involves human life. Please understand that I don't have the patience to wait that long." This was the last bit of my patience.

"Of course, I understand, but this is usually my rest time. You can tell that I'm a patient too, and patients need their rest. Hence, I, too, seek your understanding."

The waiter served a cup of coffee as he

spoke. I realized there was not a single person around, and even the black-clad man who showed me the way earlier was gone. In my field of vision, only Alex was sitting from across the table.

I was not even sure if he was Alex Hodds.

"You are-"

"Sigh, let's not mention it first."

as I opened my mouth to confirm his identity, the other party stopped me with

have some rest, Mrs. Grant. It's only then will I be able to have the strength to get into business with you later." The other party picked up his coffee as he said. He

were clenched into

okay right now. Are you deliberately stalling

the other party well enough, I held back my anger.

at all. "No matter how okay I am, I still need to rest at this time. This is already part of

that and looked out the window at the hustle

been 20 full minutes. I stared at the person

have given Chief Royce a call when

man sitting from across the table was not Alex. I might

up. The other party spoke while staring out at the city

sure you won't regret leaving

know who you are. How can I simply believe what you say? Are you going to give me another excuse

of course, but if you leave today, you might never get to see me or your son again." My heart clenched when he mentioned Munchkin's

who showed me the way earlier walked up to me