Laura ushered Jake into the room, where he said, "My lady, Mr. Curtis sent me to take you back to the Richardson family."

Leanne was puzzled. Why hadn't Curtis called her himself?

She set aside her gardening shears and took off her gloves. "I'll just wash my hands and be right there."

It had been a while since she last visited home after encountering Hanley there.

The mysteries surrounding the Richardson family, especially the secrets Mary kept, made it hard for Leanne to look at them the same way.

Returning to the Richardson family brought those unresolved questions back into focus.

Distracted, Jake parked at a rarely used side entrance. Only when Leanne stepped out did she realize where they were.

to ask why, a servant from the Richardson family opened the

to the living room. As she navigated the twists and turns, passing a closed parlor,

the door of

looked frailer than before, settling onto the couch with her cane. Her spirits

"Great."

in a suit that seemed to accentuate his

long as you're both happy. Anne quit her job. It's a good time for

home. If it weren't for that news report, I

for academia. Once she's finished, we can open a clinic for her, so she won't have to work so hard and

one I worry about," she retorted. "If you dare upset Anne, I'd come back from my grave

was inscrutable. After a moment of

slid a printed photo across the coffee table to her, a picture of a

up a memorial for Joseph

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