Pagkatapos ng hapunan, bumalik si Alfred sa kanyang kwarto para magpahinga.
Sinundan siya ni Roxanne para sa huling check-up bago siya bumaba para magpaalam.
**“It’s so late now. Let me give you a lift home,”** alok ni Jonathan.
**“No, it’s fine,”** tugon ni Roxanne, may ngiti sa labi. **“You still have guests to entertain.”**
Alam ni Jonathan na tama siya, kaya’t hindi na siya nagpumilit. **“In that case, please be careful on your way home. Oh, by the way, I hope you won’t take my grandfather’s words to heart. At his age, he tends to worry about things like that.”**
Ngumiti lang si Roxanne at nagpaalam.
Nang makita ni Lucian na palabas na ng mansion si Roxanne, bigla siyang tumayo. **“It’s getting late, and I still have work to do. I think I’ll be taking my leave now.”**
Agad naman
