When Zoe Rhodes woke up in the morning, only she and Miss Flora were home.
She sat down in the dining room, yawned, and mechanically picked up her chopsticks. Her mind only started to clear after she finished half a fried egg.
She was all alone at the enormous dining table.
Her gaze shifted from the empty seat across from her, and she turned to look at Miss Flora, who was still busy in the kitchen.
"Miss Flora, has Zane Hawthorne already left for the office?"
"Yes, it must have been something urgent. He left before dawn."
"That early?!" Zoe Rhodes glanced at the time. It was only eight o'clock. "Is he traveling for business today?"
'Probably not. After all, just yesterday he promised me he'd go to the Donovan Group's event. He didn't say anything about a business trip then.'
"It's Friday, so maybe he had an early morning meeting."
"Has he always been like this?"
"I believe so. He usually lives alone, so I'm not entirely sure. In any case, he's always very busy."
