Chapter 26 The Apology (Two)

• Hardly believing her eyes, she used her fingers to trace the figure on the screen of the phone and counted the number of zeros behind the five. No, she was not mistaken at all. There were four good zeros at the back of the five, which meant that she had just received an alert of fifty thousand dollars as she had thought originally. Without further ado, she opened the message with shaking hands and saw that the alert was from Sebastian. It carried his name as the sender and since she did not know any other Sebastian, it was clear that he was the sender. Carol was taken aback. What on earth was Sebastian sending her such a huge amount for?
• She would have called him immediately to find out, but she did not even have his number, so she had no choice but to wait till he got back from work or wherever he went to. Since there was no way that she could ask him, she finished dressing up as was her original plan and made her way out of the estate, even though she did not know where on earth she was headed. She just wanted to get a feel of the new city in which she found herself. If she was to be here for over a year, then it was best that she at least familiarized herself with the place.
• Outside the building looked deserted, as she did not see even a single soul around. She walked around a little, but still did not find anyone, except for an old gardener who did not speak English and could only greet her by saying ‘good morning.’ Belatedly, Carol realized that she should have looked for the maid or cook inside the house and informed them that she was going out, but now that she was outside, she could not be bothered to go back inside just to inform them that she had to go out. After all, she was not a child and she did not need anybody’s permission before she went out, least of all that of the cook or maid.