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?”

storage room,”

“What?”

including Naomi, was

it. “Why would Grace live in the storage

no room had

“temporary” arrangement lasted

a room for her later, but then I forgot. Why didn’t she remind me? I’m her mom. Did she think I’d mistreat her?

of expensive yarn, said while sitting steadily on the bed

No matter what, it beats being homeless, right? I

something off as she heard Kyla’s words, but she

storage room at the end

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she pushed open the door, she was almost choked by the

back right

her nose, she walked in. The small, dark storage room was almost entirely filled with discarded items.

row

was just a thin wooden board placed

the board was a big water tank with a lid, on which placed a worn–out desk lamp, a diary, and

all Grace’s belongings after years

shocked that she couldn’t even utter a word; she even forgot to continue to cover her nose.

her own sister, was living in such a shabby

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

so small; she didn’t have to

was Grace

found it

to the water tank, which was probably

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called out to Aileen

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