Chapter 5

I shot to my feet, the chair scraping loudly against the floor behind me. I leaned against the wall beside me, staring at Henry in shock. "You... You're home? How?"

Henry looked at me with a searching gaze, his expression serious. "Where else would I be? It's you who's the surprise. Weren't you supposed to be back tomorrow night?"

"Oh... Right, my trip ended early. I wanted to surprise you." As I spoke, my eyes darted to the still-playing surveillance footage on the screen, and my heart skipped a beat.

Henry followed my gaze. "What's this? Did you install hidden…