“Sheila, I’ll head back first. See you tomorrow.”

Alex looked at Sheila deeply for a moment, waved with a smile, and rode off.

Sheila stood at the doorway, watching him leave.

Only after he disappeared from sight did she go into the clinic.

Marvin and Enid knew she had returned, but they did not come out, not wanting to interrupt her conversation with Alex.

On Marvin’s desk were two baskets of fresh fruit, still with leaves attached.

At a glance, it was obvious these fruits had just been p