32. One of You Die

Mrs. Roston felt guilty for having prejudiced against Jasper. She was pretty affected by Mrs. Nora's words a few days ago, which said Jasper would make Zalina dim. She won't know what that means, but Mrs. Roston concluded that Jasper's closeness would be alarming for her daughter.

"What are they doing here?"

Zalina's question breaks the dream of Mrs. Roston. She approached Zalina, who was peeking out the window.

"Who are they?" asked Mrs. Roston.

"They keep looking at our house, Mom."

"What? Why are they here? Ah, Zalina, maybe they want to know about the murder of Mr. Stuart's wife from you."

"I don't think so, Mom. Jasper called the police from a pay phone last night. No one knows if we were involved last night."

"Then what are they here for?" asked Mrs. Roston. She looked out the window again.

Meanwhile, Jasper was sitting on a leather chair at the side of his desk when Oliver came over with a cup of tea.

"My Lord."