Clearing his name
As soon as Alex's sports car came in to view, April's heart pounded like someone was hammering a nail into it. It was hurting and bleeding yet she stood still as nothing happened. She prepared herself for the upcoming confrontation.
Instead of welcoming him, she went inside to grab her purse and her cellphone and then went out to meet him.
As she got out, she saw Alex got out of the car and was about to greet her. "Start the car, I want to talk to you but not here." Not here where our son could hear. She wanted to add by decided not to. She could see that he just woke up since he was still standing and unmoving.
Instead of waiting for him, she helped herself into the passenger seat and waited for the man to wake up. His hair was still messy but presentable. It looked like he just fixed it.
Alex was puzzled and then followed her orders. He got it the car the started driving it out of the mansion. "Where do you wanna go?"