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,” Rosalind answered.

“What?”

Naomi, was stunned.

get it. “Why would Grace live

so sudden that no room had been prepared for her. Mrs. Parrish said she

lasted for twelve

for her later, but then I forgot. Why didn’t she remind

dress and wearing a veil made of expensive yarn, said while sitting steadily on the bed with a Simmons

matter what, it beats being homeless, right? I think she’s fine living in the

subconsciously felt something off as she heard

the storage room at the end of the hallway.

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open the door, she was almost choked by the heavy

stepped back right away.

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

was next to a row of

wasn’t exactly a bed; it was just a thin wooden board placed on

a lid, on which placed a worn–out desk lamp, a diary, and a stack of papers.

Grace’s belongings after years of living here.

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

her own sister,

where the

to

was Grace then?

found it odd.

water tank, which

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Mom!” she called out to

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