Just then, her phone rang. It was a message from a client.

A woman in the midst of a divorce crisis contemplated self-harm in her bathtub, but still remembered to inform Alexis before doing the act.

Alexis was visibly irritated, feeling a surge of frustration.

No one wanted to venture out in the cold. But this time, she might have to.

She grabbed her coat, announcing, "Mom, Dad, I have something urgent to attend to. I might not be back tonight!"