CHAPTER 28: AUBREY

Henry snuck a look at Clara who was shivering a bit and nudged her gently, "Do I need to turn off the A.C?" He asked and she shook her head.

" No, I'm fine, sir." She replied with a smile, and clasped her hands together to stop herself from shivering.

Henry reached for the remote and reduced the temperature of the A.C. " You feel better now?" He asked her. It was a subtle way to tell her that he knew that she was lying but in such a way that she wouldn't feel offended.

"Thank you." She responded while Grace went about in the kitchen.

His phone rang and he looked at the screen. It was Aubrey. What was she calling him for again? He wondered. It wasn't up to ten hours that they saw each other. "Hey, Aubrey." He answered out of courtesy and also because he didn't want her showing up unannounced tomorrow. Who knows what she might do next? Probably wait at his house. " Hello, dear." She replied with a drawl and Henry raised eyebrows a little. When did the term of endearment begin?

"I was
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