At dawn, Grandma May woke up as she always did. Out of habit, she took a slow walk around the courtyard, then practiced a little pilates. When she finally returned inside, Alex was still nowhere to be found.

She turned to the butler and asked, “Is Alex still asleep?”

“On weekends, Mr. Alex usually sleeps in until noon unless he has plans to go out with friends or needs to meet an important client. He always says he’s busy running around all week, so when the weekend finally comes, he wants to