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.

her every waking second. It was only after the boy had grown tired from playing that she

to her room and collapsed

Ding!

phone rang

for her phone. Her sleepy eyes immediately pried themselves

was Liam texting her. The message read, “Are you

was he asking her

just got back to Glanchester. Did you

tomorrow?”

of the phone, Liam regarded the message

planning to take Caprice shopping and spend the day with her only to receive the unexpected news that

not tell him that she

darkened. He replied curtly, “Never

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

Clack!

composing a paragraph of text when he deleted the entire thing and tossed the phone onto the table. He had barely finished his piece and Caprice had already brushed him

a brief chat with him?

only

and rubbed his fingers against his temple to cool his restless

to soothe himself. He reached

time.

within

what is it?” Sylvia’s gentle voice rang through the

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