Masuk“You’re here again.” She states, rolling her eyes without so much as a good morning when she opens the door and sees me standing there. “Good morning to you too. Yes, I’m indeed here again. How are you doing?” I ask her, resolving not to let her hostility get to me. She has every reason to be hosti
I have not been to Nora's apartment for several months since Sally disappeared. In the first month of Sally's disappearance, I used to come here a lot, so much so that I’m sure that I must have begun to look like a desperate creep to Nora. Each time I came here back then, I would plead and plead wi
“No! I want to go with you and Aunt Sally!” He protests angrily when he sees the nanny and realizes that I’m about to leave him with her. “Honey, you must be very tired from running up and down with me these past few days. That is why I want your nanny to take you home so you can rest. Besides, you
SEAN Somehow, Sally allows herself to be convinced to come back home with me, which as even her doctor agrees, is the best decision for her right now because she needs all the help that she can get. We’ve finally been able to reach Nora and Austin, who have arrived at their honeymoon destination a
SALLY I can tell that Sean is surprised at my blunt tone and sharp words, but I couldn’t care less. I vaguely remember how I had pleaded with my boss to get in touch with him after she told me that she could not reach Nora and Austin no matter how many times she tried to reach them. I had been ter
The small bundle feels incredibly light as the nurse places it in my arms. Every single iota of sleep flees from my eyes as I hold and look down at my daughter. The nurse helps me adjust the baby in my arms while smiling at me in approval. Immense love for this tiny human floods my entire being and
The sleepover was going surprisingly well. The two boys remained awake for a long while, just talking and trading stories with each other. To Dylan’s surprise, Jimmy was not a dumb kid as Dylan had imagined that he would be at first. In fact, he had to grudgingly admit that the kid was actually very
Before long, gossip channels began giving interviews to every Tom, Dick, and Harry. People who did not remotely have a connection to the Carter family started to come forward with ridiculous stories of what had transpired between them and so and so a member of the family at so and so time. It was ex
Frances was torn as to whether to accept this proposal or not. In the end, she decided to accept it after all. Marrying him was not going to change anything as regards her plans. Mr. Gerald didn’t show any surprise when they gave him the news that they were getting married. Frances had the suspicion
It didn’t take Frances long to realize that despite all the rumors about Gerald Carter being rich, this was far from the truth. His father was rich alright, but according to Gerald, he had placed him on a very strict monthly allowance, and so his funds were those of a regular student just like the r







