41. Asking Favors

The night was young in the world of Sweet Haven, clients, service girls, and everyone involved. Marie led the way as Denny Vero had invited, but the path seemed paved for them to pass by without people noticing or watching. Yet Trisha pretended she was asleep. They arrived at her room with Marie standing outside Trisha's door. Denny placed Trisha carefully on her bed and reminded her to be careful and not move too much again.

Marie, from a distance, was so amused to watch how Mister Vero was so attentive to Trisha. He looked like a dutiful husband to his expecting, pregnant wife. Marie is old enough to have seen such couples, and she had also been there. Although her marriage did not work out and she lost the child to miscarriage, she could still slightly compare Mister Vero to a husband attending carefully to his fragile wife with a baby in her womb. It made her smile. A sweet husband is always good to watch, even as a spectator alone. The door was not closed, so she could still see