Chapter 90

‘What a terrible woman who’s always taking days off! She went to date her lover yesterday and consequently didn’t show up at work today. How awful of her!’

Matthew was enraged for no apparent reason. There were several times when he felt like calling Christina, but he thought that doing so would cause him to lose his dignity. At last, he got Fred to call Christina.

After trying to make a call, Fred told Matthew that Christina’s phone had been turned off. Stomping his feet, Matthew thought, ‘That woman must be busy dating her lover. She doesn’t want anyone to disturb her, so she turned off her phone.

‘Watch out, Christina! I’m going to give you a lesson.’

Matthew behaved grumpily all day and criticized everyone he met at work. Even Fred, who just quietly minded his own business, got criticized by Matthew. Fred began to look glum.

When Matthew was finally done for the day, he drove to the old town only to discover that Christina and Francis were not around. The house was empty and