His frown relaxed as he gave her a nod. "Alright. But what is the matter? Are you alright? Is

everything okay?"

"I just... miss my parents, so I wanted... to be close to someone who is an elderly figure to me

and reminds me of them..." she said with sadness in her voice.

"It is fine, daughter. I'm always here. You can come whenever you want," Haider responded.

But Sheharzaad's response raised a lot of qualms in him. It told Haider that something was

wrong between the couple. Sheharzaad seemed ...