Chapter 23

As had become their routine by now, Pai was preparing to go to work while Siri was setting up his laptop at the dining table after finishing their breakfast. Siri approached Pai to say goodbye when the doorbell rang. A visitor at this time was unexpected, in fact at any time was unexpected since the two young men had preferred to keep it to themselves. Whatever small errands had to be done were managed by Chati as Pai and Siri mostly laid low without drawing much attention to themselves.

Pai frowned questioningly even as he went to open the front door. The sight of the classily dressed woman on the other side of door startled Pai, so much so that he stood stunned and forgot his basic manners. It was clear that Pai had not really expected the Thanawat matriarch to visit them in person but more importantly, he had not believed that Siri’s stance would pay off. Of course, it was yet to see if any of the younger man’s claims would be accepted but at least they had for