“What the f**k did you tell Maren?"
“What the f**k are you doing in my house?" Irene asked absentmindedly as she put a pot of water on the gas and turned it on.
“I demand you tell me what you told Maren, that she refused to speak with anyone.”
Irene turned away from him and turned off the faucet to wash some vegetables. He waited patiently, watching her back as she worked. She finally turned to him and placed the bowl on the counter.
She raised her eyes to meet his face. “What don't you go ask the b***h herself” she spat and pulled out a knife.
“Like I said, she's refused to speak with anyone, plus I want to hear it from the horse's mouth."
Alexander sat behind the counter and watched Irene's knife slice the veggies slowly.
From where he sat, he observed that her actions were sl
