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.

and Myrna, were grown and

arrived, she promised to help Olivia, despite her own

did for their

Edwin decided to curtail

his sister and he could not expect Laura to shoulder the

own time to

mentioning Dylan, and Olivia

dinner and afterward, each attended to their personal

in the evening, Edwin took Leyla with them, explaining that she would stay in

the solitude of the night, Olivia continued her artwork, focusing on her comics

time, she altered

up together, but went

was momentarily lost in thought, tempted to revert to

ultimately settled on

Close to 11 p.m.

her desk and

her nightly routine, she climbed into bed and pulled out a book

with a

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