Audrey and Gregory were ecstatic. “I heard that!”

“Me too! Daddy’s the best!”

Everything seemed like it was finally falling in place, and our life would become peaceful once more.

 

My hopes were shattered two days later. That afternoon, Joseph entered our house with an anxious expression on his face, tipping me off that I had been too naive about our situation.

“Go on. What’s wrong?” I was not in the greatest of moods at his arrival. My frustration grew at the problems that never seemed to leave us alone.

Sometimes, I wondered why people preferred havoc and chaos over a peaceful life.

 

“Nora met Shaun alone.”

 

Surprised, I asked, “Alone?”

 

nodded before continuing, “They even made sure to keep Ms. Audrey

 

sighing at Shaun’s

relieved at his choice at the Hall residence, yet three days was all it

guess children are less impervious to

concerns were not wholly unfounded. Perhaps Shaun had never forgotten how he was abused

the newspaper in his hand and sent Joseph

Sometime later, I turned to Ashton and stated,

smile appeared on his face as his eyes pored through the financial news as if it was some piece of juicy gossip. “If I were in

no to them in the beginning.” Frankly, I was curious to understand how Ashton viewed Nora and Shaun’s covert

lead to a deal. The only obstacle is price and timing. Once the stars have aligned, anything is possible. Don’t

his words, and

are the ones scheming for profit. Shaun is just a kid, and we’ve given him a home. Things might not turn out as poorly as you

position and placed the folded newspaper across his knees. “I bet that he’ll disappoint

accepted his bet. “Why not? Still, we can’t really let him pass on news about our family to Nora. Isn’t there

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