Chapter 44

Carlita and Gloria had just arrived home. While Carlita, absorbed in her phone, collapsed onto the living room sofa, Gloria nervously walked through the rooms in search of Samson. She first headed to the bedroom, but to her great surprise, Samson wasn’t there. Troubled, she glanced outside through the window, noticing that Samson’s car was still parked in the yard. She frowned. Maybe he was in the garden?

She hurried to the garden, but there was still no sign of her husband. Her growing concern led her back to the entrance, where she went to question the guard. He revealed that Samson had left the house with his car shortly after Gloria and Carlita had departed.

Anger instantly surged within her. She turned on her heels and stormed back inside, her face burning with frustration. She found Carlita just as she was about to head to her room. Without wasting a second, she called out to her:

— Your brother isn’t home, Gloria said, her voice laced with bitterness.