Chapter 24

Alfie smashed the glass on the floor, which landed on the carpet with a m u f f le d sound, tolling the ending bell for the dinner.

The room was all quiet except for Claire’s sobbing. She had been dragged up by Allie and was crying with her head down on the side.

Moira glanced at the glass lying on the floor. It was not broken. Coffee was spilled and seeped into the carpet.

She stared at it seeping until it was invisible. She looked at Alfie, feeling the string pulling her heart finally broke. Instead of sadness, she felt relief.

“it’s over, Alfic,” she said softly, yet everyone inside could hear her. She picked up her purse and headed out in her wheelchair.

Her words were like a hammer hitting on Alfie’s heart.

but Moira, as if she had expected it, moved her

pressed against the blanket, making a sound so small it was barely audible. But soon, that sound got louder. The wheels rolled on the ground. The sound

she ran into Barclay, who was walking

surprised. “Mr. Covington, what

glanced at her. “Are you here for dinner?”

her having dinner with the Guzman family today. Moira

answered. He had been drinking. Moira

wheelchair and asked, “Are

shook her head. “No, I’m with my

she finished speaking, Aiken came out of the room. He was surprised to see

him.

at him and said,

up, he was

ask anything and pushed Moira’s wheelchair

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