Leaving The Repairman And My Wife Alone Was The Most Regretful Decision I Have Ever Made-4
Corporate Grind
Barely settled at my desk, my phone rang. A local number I didn’t recognize. The caller identified himself as Jack Hunter from Hunter & Son, confirming my service request. Could he come around eleven? "Yes! Absolutely!" I gave the address, stressed the door code (Emma was home, but I worried she wouldn’t answer), and warned about the outdated pipe needing special parts. He assured me they had everything. Hanging up, a weight lifted. Surely Emma wouldn’t refuse to let a repairman in?
The Agonizing Wait
All morning, I sat before my computer, charts and data meaningless. I kept checking the time. Ten-fifty. I called the home landline. It rang several times before Emma picked up. Her voice was toneless: "Hello?" "It’s me," I paused. "The plumber, Jack Hunter, he should be there soon. Told him around eleven." Silence on the line for two seconds, just the faint hum of the connection. "Fine," she said curtly, then hung up. Not a word more. Eleven-oh-five. My phone vibrated. A notification from our smart lock app: [Front Door Unlocked]. She must have let him in.
Surveillance View
Staring at the notification, tension eased slightly. Good, she opened the door. Just then, my manager tapped my desk, signaling the budget meeting. I grabbed my notebook and followed. The team assembled. The manager droned on, but focus eluded me. Midway through, as Finance’s Anna recited figures, my mind fixated on the pipe. Emma alone with a stranger… just a repairman, but… Compulsively, I slid my phone below the desk, unlocked it, and opened the security camera app.
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Barely settled at my desk, my phone rang. A local number I didn’t recognize. The caller identified himself as Jack Hunter from Hunter & Son, confirming my service request. Could he come around eleven? "Yes! Absolutely!" I gave the address, stressed the door code (Emma was home, but I worried she wouldn’t answer), and warned about the outdated pipe needing special parts. He assured me they had everything. Hanging up, a weight lifted. Surely Emma wouldn’t refuse to let a repairman in?
The Agonizing Wait
All morning, I sat before my computer, charts and data meaningless. I kept checking the time. Ten-fifty. I called the home landline. It rang several times before Emma picked up. Her voice was toneless: "Hello?" "It’s me," I paused. "The plumber, Jack Hunter, he should be there soon. Told him around eleven." Silence on the line for two seconds, just the faint hum of the connection. "Fine," she said curtly, then hung up. Not a word more. Eleven-oh-five. My phone vibrated. A notification from our smart lock app: [Front Door Unlocked]. She must have let him in.
Surveillance View
Staring at the notification, tension eased slightly. Good, she opened the door. Just then, my manager tapped my desk, signaling the budget meeting. I grabbed my notebook and followed. The team assembled. The manager droned on, but focus eluded me. Midway through, as Finance’s Anna recited figures, my mind fixated on the pipe. Emma alone with a stranger… just a repairman, but… Compulsively, I slid my phone below the desk, unlocked it, and opened the security camera app.
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