In the evening, assuming that Claire had already gotten home after work, Charlie bid Vera goodbye and asked Don Albert to give him a ride home to Thompson First.

When he arrived at the gates, he noticed that only Claire's BMW was parked there and not Jacob's Cullinan.

Guessing that his wife was home alone, Charlie fixed himself to look like he was travel-weary before heading to the door.

He was about to enter when he heard a voice that wasn't family but familiar nonetheless.

"If you can reac