Arsalan inserted himself into their discussion and said to Kasia in a moderated tone, "Diner is over. You should go."
The women stared at him blankly, finding that switch in character to be illogical. "Okay, but can you give us a minute or two?" Stephanie asked with a forced grin. She was about to crack a code in the mystery surrounding her best friend. There was no one she could trust with that investigation, so she did a shallow analysis of the things she had heard, the people involved and the evidence gathered at the crime scene.
"Please, husband, I won't take long," Stephanie said.
"No"
"Arsalan, it is really not a..."
"I said no! Why is it so hard for you to obey simple instructions?" The General flared up, expressing himself with wild hand gestures. He felt swallowed up by every
