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Back in the small villa in Oxford.
Celeste went into the bathroom to take a shower. It'd been an hour since she went in but she hadn't come out yet.
Gary was already bored. He'd started grabbing the ingredients that Alex bought and started cooking. He made two dishes, baked some bread and finally, paired it off with a bottle of red wine. Gary was quite satisfied just looking at the cuisine that he had just made.
After putting everything on the table, Gary looked up several times, but there was no trace of Celeste.
He brought the suitcase upstairs and organized his things. Then, he placed a box in the drawer of the bedside cabinet.
When he closed the drawer, he paused for a moment before opening it again. He took out the box, unwrapped it and opened it. Then, he grabbed a small packet from the box and placed it under his pillow.
Gary placed the rest back into the drawer and closed it.
It had been more than an hour.