Helen and Charles got to James’ mansion in no time, after they had called him and heard how he sounded down over the phone.

Getting to the living room, they met him sitting on the couch, sipping wine from the glass in his hand.

Helen hurried to where he was and collected the glass from him.

“James, what are you doing? Why are you drinking?”

She placed the cup on the center table and sat close to him on the couch. ...