Isabella slashed the last piece of bread in the lunchbox for her two boys.

“Aunty Camilla will be back soon. She's out to get groceries for the night. She said it'd take about fifteen minutes. If you're hungry by then, you can have the toast in your lunchbox. If you're not, then you can wait for her, okay?”

“You're off to see Leona, aren't you, Mom?” Leon finally looked in his mother's direction. He had been glued to the screen since dinner. Hearing his mother leaving, Leon ...