In the past few days, Noémie had been bored out of her mind. She had nothing to do except eat, rest, and watch whatever she could find on TV.
Ajax usually stayed busy until seven in the evening, and the only time she got to see him was during meals or after he had finished his office work for the day.
To her dismay, those brief moments were the only times she felt even remotely excited.
Perhaps it was due to the hormonal changes the doctor had mentioned, or maybe she just felt lonely, but even though Ajax wasn’t much of a talker, his presence alone was enough to fill the emptiness inside her.
Since the day she saw that stylish woman visiting Ajax, Noémie had been curious about her, too. She didn’t want to be, but her boredom often forced her to think about things that weren’t any of he
