Though she had always gotten along with Dylan, her loyalty was to Olivia, her family.

Given Dylan’s recent actions, she was prepared to support Olivia’s decisions without hesitation.

Continuing with her task, Laura’s gentle demeanor was illuminated by the room’s soft lighting.

Edwin stepped closer and embraced her softly.

“You’re not going to defend him?”

In a gentle voice, Laura responded, “I’ll follow your lead on this.

He looked deeply into her eyes, and then tenderly caressed her waist before heading upstairs to call Olivia for dinner.

As he ascended, Edwin reflected on his fortune in having Laura.

Olivia had intended to live independently, but Laura had insisted she move in with them.

were

Olivia, despite her own busy schedule assisting their children with

their family, yet her care extended graciously to

decided to curtail his

recognized that Olivia was his sister and he could not expect Laura

deserved her own time to

mentioning

and afterward, each attended to their

that she would stay in their room for

of the night, Olivia continued her artwork, focusing on

she

not end up together, but went their separate

finalized this somber conclusion, Olivia was momentarily lost in thought, tempted to revert

ultimately settled

Close to 11 p.m.

her desk and

routine, she climbed into bed and pulled out a book of poems, reading by

vibrated with a call from an unknown number,

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