Chapter 9

The Parrish’s villa was still brightly lit.

Everyone in the villa was laughing happily.

The next morning, the bells pealed through the sky.

The wedding of Kyla and Antonio officially began.

My mom, Aileen Parrish, and my dad, Samuel Parrish, were beaming. There was a fresh rose adorning their tailored dress and suit.

Naomi was discussing with the bridesmaids where to hide the wedding shoes to make it hard for Antonio to find them.

Aileen looked around but didn’t see Grace.

Frowning, she asked Naomi, “Naomi, where’s Grace? The wedding is about to begin. Is she gonna be late for Kyla’s wedding? Where are her manners?”

Naomi replied, “Perhaps she doesn’t wanna see Antonio marry Kyla. You know she’s had a crush on him for years.”

Aileen became even more displeased.

“Rosalind, tell Grace to come out. If she’s not here, people may point fingers at us, especially Kyla, again.”

The servant, Rosalind Watkins, nodded. As she was about to leave, Naomi stopped her.

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“Antonio is gonna be here soon. Go and help set up the garden; I’ll go tell Grace to come out.”

After a pause, she asked, “Which room is Grace’s?”

room,” Rosalind answered.

“What?”

Naomi, was

“Why would Grace live in the

her head. “Her return back that year was so sudden that no room had been prepared for her. Mrs. Parrish said

this “temporary” arrangement lasted

I forgot. Why didn’t she remind me? I’m her mom. Did she think I’d mistreat her? She’s

in a custom–made wedding dress and wearing a veil made of expensive yarn, said while sitting

it beats

something off as she heard

storage room

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she was almost

back right away.

storage room was almost entirely filled with

to a row of shelves packed

was just a thin wooden board placed

lid, on which placed a

after years of

utter a word; she even forgot to

Grace, her own sister, was living in such a shabby place.

was the Parrish’s villa, the place where the Parrish family lived, Grace’s home!

she didn’t have to look around to know Grace

Grace then?

found it

the water tank, which

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