Upon entering silently into the house, Annabelle shut the door behind her but still was unable to escape her father's eyes.
He was home earlier than usual these days as the new project he committed himself to was king of success. Nowadays he is considering these lazy days as his vacation. The thick frame of glasses wasn't very much successful to hide his intellectual vision as it made him look more handsome even at his age.
"You're coming home late these days," David asked from the peak of the staircase.
"Dad," Annabelle murmured, her eyes focused upon her father. "You're home."
"Hmm, I am. Well, what about you? What makes you get home late everyday?" he threw back his previous question to Anna as he was really a bit worried about her.
Anna knew how to handle this situation without her father knowing. She already created thousands of excuses in her mind to give. Even if this one fails, she can go with others.