Chapter 12. Lunch Box

The next day, Alexa woke up with no Lexie inside the house. She was looking for it inside, even in the kitchen, but there was no sign that Lexie was there. She sat down on the kitchen chair and was just awake because her eyes were still swollen and her hair was messy.

While she was in that state, someone suddenly called her phone. “Hello, who’s this?” she said softly as she rubbed her eyes.

Lexie is on the other line. “Hello! Alexa, it’s good that you’re awake. I’m sorry I didn’t say goodbye before I left because you’re still asleep, so I won’t bother you at that moment.”

“You just went to work; why do you need to let me know?” She asked, confused. After all, Lexie never let her know or called to say that she had left the house to go to work. This was the first time.

“I’m on work leave. I’m in the province. I’m here temporarily, so you’ll be the only one at the house until I get back.”

She frowned. “Are you on vacation?”

“It seems like that becaus