Chapter 69 New Discoveries Pt 2

• ALESSIA
• He uncovered the dishes on the table. After eating, we watched TV in the living room. Claude sat while I lay my head on his lap. I didn’t realize I had fallen asleep until Claude shook my shoulder. He woke me up because my assistant at the bookshop called to ask what time we would close, as there were still many customers.
• I glanced at the wall clock. It was already six-thirty in the evening, close to our usual closing time of seven. I instructed my assistant to extend it until seven-thirty.