Chapter 1899

Caprice got into the car first.

Then came John and Sherry. They entered the car from each side of the car so that they could have Caprice seated at the center, squished between her parents.

She felt like had been transported to ages ago when she was just a child. She cast a strange look at them.

John curled his lips into a gentle, doting smile.

Sherry smiled tenderly and took her hand.

Caprice was confused.

Had she truly been away for so long? Were they beginning to miss her this much already?

The ride back home took several hours.

Caprice tended to get sleepy on lengthy car rides. She spent half of the ride sleeping against her father’s shoulder and the other half burrowing herself into her mother’s arms, drowned in sleep.

It was a wonderful journey.

Upon her return home, Madam Stockton stuffed her full of her favorite food. Aunt Queenie

showed up as well with her three-year-old son. Her son was adorable. He was a little devil who ran amok.

half of the day with the boy latched to her every waking second. It was only after the boy had grown tired from playing that she finally had time

her room and collapsed on the bed, ready to

Ding!

rang suddenly.

her phone. Her sleepy

texting her. The message read, “Are

was he asking her this?

“Hey, Liam, I just got back to Glanchester. Did you need

tomorrow?”

phone, Liam regarded the message

had been very occupied with work these days and finally managed to free up his schedule tomorrow. He was planning to take Caprice shopping and

she not tell him that she was

darkened. He replied curtly, “Never mind. It’s nothing important.”

texted him, “Okay then. It’s getting late, you should get some rest. Good

Clack!

thing and tossed the phone

to a brief chat with

it was only nine

rubbed his fingers against his temple to

he managed to soothe himself. He reached for his phone again and called Sylvia

time.

was connected within the

Liam, what is it?” Sylvia’s gentle voice

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