Zachary looked in the direction of the voice and saw a strange young woman. He had no impression of her at all. She was followed by two men who looked like bodyguards and was a little overdressed. She was even wearing a hat while her bodyguard held an umbrella for her.

Before Zachary could even speak, she introduced herself. “Mr. York, I’m Mrs. Longbottom. I often bump into your wife here at the preschool entrance. How come she isn’t dropping your nephew off today?”

It was Carrie. She was too bored staying home to recuperate and had insisted on coming out for some air. Mrs. Douglas had not been able to dissuade her. The two bodyguards did not care either. It was her body, after all. If she was not going to take care of it, who would do it for her?

In their eyes, Carrie was just their boss’s mistress and not the real madam of the house. The boss had made all the proper arrangements for her care but Carrie insisted on coming out on such a cold wintry day, so they just let her be. In M