Mrs. Ainsworth and Mr. Ainsworth decided everyone should get together, so they had Sharon call Quentin Grant and invite him to a family reunion dinner. Quentin agreed, which meant Leon Lynch naturally couldn't get out of it.
Nora Ainsworth knew he was in the living room, but she just didn't want to go downstairs. Perhaps she was afraid of seeing him.
They hadn't seen each other in days.
'I've clearly escaped the cage, so why am I not happy?'
Nora Ainsworth stood by the window, letting the cold wind seep under her collar, chilling her to the core—
His hot-and-cold attitude inevitably made her second-guess everything.
'Whatever the case, this was a secret she had to bury deep in her heart. None of the Ainsworths could ever find out.'
'Otherwise, she and her mother would be put in an incredibly difficult position.'
Lost in thought, she was startled by a knock at the door. It was the housekeeper. "Miss, Mrs. Ainsworth sent me to tell you that dinner is about to be served."
