Chapter 17
Anna moved into her new place the next day. Because the apartment had previously been assigned to Professor Scherer, it was nicer than the usual staff quarters. It featured two bedrooms, one of which she didn’t use, a combination living and dining room, and a fully furnished kitchen. Best of all, it was less than five minutes’ walk to the lecture hall with the laboratories, and Peter lived in the adjacent building.
But in the midst of her happiness, a smidgeon of guilt gnawed at her over leaving her family when they needed her most.
Anna shrugged. It had been the right choice. She glanced at the clock on the wall opposite her work station and yawned. It was past nine p.m. already. Now that she could work as long as she wanted without having to worry about walking home in the
