A False Heiress's Guide to Love and Power

Chapter 461

Chapter 461

The next morning, Alessia was already gone by the time Susannah woke

The lamp was turned off, the blanket neatly pulled up, and the bedroom door closed behind her-small things that made Susannah wonder for a moment if everything that had happened the night before had just been a lovely dream. Then she spotted the note on her desk and smiled despite herself.

She threw off her covers and hurried out of the room, but when she reached Alessia’s door and found it wide open, her excitement faltered. The room was empty.

Susannah darted through the house to the kitchen, out in the garden. There, her grandmother was filling bowls with warm corn and sweet

potato. ́

“Grandma, where’s Ms. Morton? Did she already leave?”

“Ms. Morton went out early to have a look around the neighborhood,” her grandmother replied, handing Susannah a plate. “She’ll be back soon, I expect. Go set the table, breakfast is almost ready.”

“Okay, but-Grandma, are we taking the teachers to the school today?” Susannah balanced the hot plate in her hands, hesitating at the doorway. “Yes, but there’s no rush. It’s still early-take your time.” It was only six, but the summer sun had already filled the sky with light.

“Alright.” Susannah brought the food to the small table in the yard,

peering down the path to see if Alessia was returning.

“Grandma, how long has Ms. Morton been gone?”

I did-must

then, the clock in

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“Good morning, Susannah.”

through the gate. All her earlier energy

“Good morning, Ms. Morton.”

woke up, and now you’re back, she goes all

playfully

Alessia asked, ruffling Susannah’s hair as they walked back into the yard. Susannah’s grandmother was making her way

to the school goes over that big hill, and it’ll take you youngsters at least an

eyebrow. She was fine with long walks,

we need to come home for

lunch. In summer, classes

finish at five.”

about in winter?”

start at nine and finish at four. If the weather’s bad, we let the children go half

chimed in.

egg and placed it in

but said nothing; she just gave Alessia the egg she’d peeled for herself. Susannah grinned, happily

swung her legs under the table, clearly in

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