Kendrick just shrugged and left with his arm around Annabelle.
Watching them walk away side by side, Marvin felt more indignant.
But he was not powerful enough to fight Kendrick, nor could he get Annabelle back for now. He threw away the umbrella in a huff and got into the car.
"Let's go back. Our first stop is Stellar Bar," he said to the driver in a low voice.
In the meantime, Annabelle and Kendrick walked to the parking lot of Springvale Temple, sharing an umbrella.
Kendrick asked faintly, "Why did you come to the mountains?"
But in his heart, he wondered, "Did she and Marvin meet by chance or by appointment? If I hadn't come, would she have taken his car?"
But Kendrick was too self-conscious to ask directly. He didn't want to sound like a jealous whiny man.
Annabelle waved the
