Given what was occurring, Karen was stressed and knew that stressing would not help the situation. She chose simply not to think about Charlie and what he would do, and focus on her daily life.
Coming out of the pet food store, Kevin asked Karen, "Where do you want to go now?"
Karen knew that Kevin was very busy, but she also wanted to be pampered and behave like a spoilt wife in front of her husband.
She took Kevin's arm and shook it. "I want to do some duty-free shopping. Would you like to accompany me?"
Kevin did not say whether he was willing or not. He just opened the door and said, "Get in the car then."
Karen thought that her guise might not have worked, but she saw that Kevin had set the destination on the navigation system as a duty-free shopping mall.
