Chapter 454

Briony thought it was too much trouble. "No need to bother the driver—I can handle drop-offs and pick-ups myself."

"Oh, all right. I'll let the driver know then."

She ended the call, tucked her phone away, and headed back inside.

It was Saturday.

The twins didn't have preschool today. The moment they saw each other, they huddled together, giggling and playing, thick as thieves.

Watching her son and daughter get along so well, Briony felt a rare sense of peace settle over her heart.

Little Mario had become so much more outgoing lately, chattier too.

Especially this time-after two weeks apart, he seemed to have put on a little weight.

That evening, while bathing the kids, Briony noticed the change most clearly.

He really had filled out. Where once his ribs had been painfully obvious, now his round little belly was starting to catch up to Little Nina's.

Stewart and Lorna had truly been taking good care of him.

Briony watched her son and daughter splashing and shrieking with laughter in the

and her feelings were

baths and bedtime stories, once the kids had drifted

next door

who managed all of little

have changed so much in such

Carol, Briony learned that Lorna practiced martial arts, and every day she took Mario

Mario to preschool from Southcreek Manor-a walk of about a mile. Most

the evenings, she'd jump rope with Mario at

long moment after

noticed the worry that still

that Ms. Riley might be unkind to the

always

scared

mistreat him when no one was around. I even asked Mario what he

he say?" Briony

said Ms. Riley was cool-she chased away the bad

Briony blinked.

Chased away bad guys?

guys?" she

"I asked Mario, but he couldn't really explain. Just said Ms. Riley won

her

about

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