Aunt Pritt waited a long time to receive Isabelle Martin's message. Although disappointed, she was not surprised.
She had guessed from the recent unusual behavior of Isabelle and Mr. Foster that something was amiss between them. She deliberately messaged Isabelle, hoping to help in some way but didn't expect someone who cherished Mr. Foster so much to be so resolute.
Aunt Pritt sighed, tidied up the kitchen, and glanced again in the direction of the study upstairs. In the end, she silently shook her head. Although she did not know why the two had ended up this way, she understood that Mr. Foster must have hurt Isabelle's heart.
Otherwise, how could a young girl just give up on her job?
Upstairs, Jeffrey Foster quietly sat in the study, listening to his subordinate report on the investigation of the Fosters' affairs. But as he listened, Jeffrey inexplicably let his mind wander until the person on the other side had to call out "Sir" a few times to get his attention.
