Chapter 58 I'm Busy Every Day

He suddenly remembered the last time he went to the Old Mansion. When Warren said someone had come, Alec assumed it was Faye. Now it seemed… that it was Jenny.

In a flash, he thought of what Jenny had said about not liking people named Faust, that her ex-husband was named Faust, and that he had never once seen her in two years.

He hadn't understood what Stephanie had said before, but now he did.

The signs were all there. He had just never thought to think of things from that perspective.

He hadn't noticed the call had ended. And he didn't know how he had managed to walk to Jenny's door.

He raised his arm, prepared to knock, but he simply couldn't find the courage.

…

The next day, Jenny prepared to leave for work.

She lowered her head and noticed the ash at the foot of the door. She remarked, "Which ignorant fool was this, scattering smoke ash at my door."

Alec opened his door and froze. It was only when Jenny walked into the elevator that he rushed in, taking the same elevator