Ding ding dong.
The pleasing sound of the doorbell rang, and the one who pushed open the apartment door was a young man wearing a white shirt and black vest, his face speckled with lively freckles, brown short hair tied back, and his awkward movements instantly revealing him to be a middle school student still immersed in his studies.
He stared at Mrs. Shelley's eyes for quite a while before puffing up his chest and speaking with a flushed face, "Good afternoon, ma'am. Are you... are you here to visit my sister again today?"
Mrs. Shelley smiled and nodded, then added, introducing Arthur, "Mr. Hastings, this is Mr. Edward Morton-Barrett, Elizabeth's younger brother."
Arthur took off his gloves and shook the other's hand warmly, "I am pleased to meet you, Edward."
"Mr. Hastings?"
Upon hearing the name, Edward was first taken aback, then realized and said, "You are the author of 'Hastings Case Files'? The famous detective from Scotland Yard?"
