Hilbert still refused to give up.
He started appearing everywhere around me.
When I went to a café, he'd sit at the table across from mine.
When I went to a bookstore, somehow he'd always be standing on the other side of the shelf.
He even started showing up outside Kerwin's company building.
Kerwin was furious about it, but honestly, I didn't care anymore.
"Just ignore him. He'll give up eventually."
But I underestimated how obsessed Hilbert had become.
One day, Kerwin left town for a business trip.
I was home alone when the doorbell suddenly rang.
I thought maybe he'd forgotten something. But the second I opened the door, I saw Hilbert standing outside.
"How did you get in?" I asked immediately, my guard up.
"I have my ways." He looked exhausted, with dark circles under his e
