Chapter 1899

Caprice got into the car first.

Then came John and Sherry. They entered the car from each side of the car so that they could have Caprice seated at the center, squished between her parents.

She felt like had been transported to ages ago when she was just a child. She cast a strange look at them.

John curled his lips into a gentle, doting smile.

Sherry smiled tenderly and took her hand.

Caprice was confused.

Had she truly been away for so long? Were they beginning to miss her this much already?

The ride back home took several hours.

Caprice tended to get sleepy on lengthy car rides. She spent half of the ride sleeping against her father’s shoulder and the other half burrowing herself into her mother’s arms, drowned in sleep.

It was a wonderful journey.

Upon her return home, Madam Stockton stuffed her full of her favorite food. Aunt Queenie

showed up as well with her three-year-old son. Her son was adorable. He was a little devil who ran amok.

waking second. It was only after the boy

room and collapsed on the

Ding!

phone rang

reached for her phone. Her sleepy eyes immediately pried themselves

message read, “Are you free tomorrow?”

asking

to Glanchester. Did you

other end of the phone, Liam regarded the message with a morose frown.

days and finally managed to free up his schedule tomorrow. He was planning to take

did she not tell him that she was going home?

He replied curtly, “Never mind.

Caprice texted him, “Okay then. It’s getting late, you should get some rest. Good

Clack!

halfway through composing a paragraph of text when he deleted the entire thing and tossed the phone onto

to a

only nine o’clock!

and rubbed his fingers against

to soothe himself. He reached for his phone

phone was connected within

is it?” Sylvia’s gentle voice rang through the

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