Felix was in the middle of organizing some files in Bella's small private study, when his phone buzzed with a text message. It was from Arabella herself: “Can you pick me up from The Carousel? The driver has taken the car for servicing after dropping me off here." Without hesitation, he typed back a short reply: "Of course." Dropping his task and all his plans for the day, Felix grabbed his keys and made his way out of the room without even changing his clothes. As he slid into the driver’s seat, he checked to find another message popped up on his screen: “Okay, hurry up, I’m waiting.” Reading this, Felix could feel his anxiety spike a little. Why had she texted him, out of the blue like this? He started the car and gunned it to the hotel, getting more and more worried about

