The banquet drifted toward its end almost without her noticing.
As the crowd began to thin and guests slowly prepared to leave, Suzy forced herself to stay alert.
She had to be vigilant.
In her dream, Leonard Kale had died in a car accident after his birthday celebration. The death report she had received stated the time of death was late at night.
The cause: loss of vehicle control, collision with a roadside tree.
At the time, the incident had spread widely online. Some people had even mocked him—calling it drunk driving, saying he had brought it upon himself.
Tonight, Suzy had noticed that Leonard had indeed been drinking a lot. Not hard liquor, but still—surprisingly too much alcohol. Enough that he shouldn't be driving.
She had just strengthened her resolve when raised voices broke out ahead.
Leonard and Monica were arguing.
Suzy couldn't hear exactly what had triggered it, but Monica stormed off with her handbag, her expression sharp with irritation.
