Cinderella My Ass
However, judging by the way the stranger talked, Ryder somewhat believed he was well-read, so to save herself some face in case the stranger had read that particular book, she came up with the second reason, which was 40% an excuse.
"The second reason is that by so far he has shown up in the middle of the night."
"Why at midnight?" Jasmine asked, now getting earnestly curious. This dude really is weird and mysterious. No wonder why this headless chicken wants to find out who he is. This dumb daughter of mine is trying to play Sherlock Holmes.
"I don't know." Ryder shrugged. She had also wondered about this but didn't dare to ponder over it too much, scared that her imagination would take her