John who had been standing at the gate, opened it, and he drove out. Before he joined the road, the scene of how the mysterious man grabbed Olivia in his dream flashed in his mind, and he halted abruptly. Then, the force of the halt pushed Olivia forward and she almost hit her head on the car dashboard, and she screamed, “What?”
Instantly, Denise released the handbrake lever before he looked at his wife and apologized, “I am sorry if I startled you, my Angel.”
Olivia rested her head on the chair and took a deep breath before she spoke, “It is all right. What happened? Why did you stop suddenly?”
“I just remembered something. Let us go back.”
He did not wait for her response before he turned on the ignition and drove back into his courtyard. To his consternation, she was not angry nor disappointed. He parked the car in the parking lot and opened the door for her. When she got out, they walked into the parlor.
“If you need anything, Caleb can get it for you," he pointed out.