Chapter 9

"What do you mean by the word "messed up"?" asked Bruce.

“There were bruises on her face and her eyes looked puffy. I don't know what happened to her. Hurry up and see her, it looks like she has something to tell you," said Dorothy.

"Okay, Mom. Then I'll see her now after putting Lisa's things into her room."

Then they entered the house. Lisa and Sean sat at the dining table, while Bruce went up to the second floor and put all of Lisa's belongings inside her bedroom. Then, without waiting long, Bruce immediately went back down to the first floor and said goodbye to the mother and his two children, then hurried off to meet someone who was waiting for him at the hotel in the city center.

That afternoon, the weather in Stowe was quite chilly, and as he drove carefully, Bruce wished those waiting for him well. Remembering the word bruised Dorothy made him even more anxious.

About forty minutes later, Bruce's car arrived in front of a hotel that w