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.

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

collapsed on the bed, ready to sleep.

Ding!

rang suddenly.

for her phone. Her sleepy

her. The message read, “Are you free

was he asking her this?

back to Glanchester. Did you need something

tomorrow?”

phone, Liam regarded the message with a morose frown.

these days and finally managed to free up his schedule tomorrow. He was planning to

not tell him that she was going home?

darkened. He replied curtly, “Never mind.

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

Clack!

was halfway through 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

so opposed to a brief

it was only nine o’clock!

against his temple to cool his

soothe himself. He reached for his phone

time.

phone was connected within

it?” Sylvia’s gentle voice rang through

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