Griffin had just returned when he noticed Alice sitting on the low fence in front of his house, her back slouched as if she had been waiting for a long time.
He drove slowly and parked a bit farther away from the gate. He slammed the door, pressed the lock button, and walked toward her.
"What are you doing here?" he asked, his tone far from friendly.
Alice, who had been nodding off while waiting, jerked to her feet.
"Griffin…" she muttered as he walked past her.
Relief washed over her face. After hours of waiting, the person she had been hoping for had finally appeared.
"I came from the hospital. I was looking for Dr. Ashford, but she wasn't there, so I came here for a favor."
The name caught Griffin's attention. He found it strange that the former maid from the Cortez mansion was suddenly looking for the doctor and somehow, of all places, had ended up at his house.
"Come in," he said at last, opening the gate and gesturing for Alice to follow him inside.
