Chapter 12 - THE HOUSE WITHOUT SABRINA
Three days later, the Caldwell estate began changing.
Sabrina's belongings were removed.
Her clothes.
Her jewelry.
Her photographs.
Every trace of the woman Ethan had once intended to marry.
Lily watched from the staircase.
“Is she coming back?”
Ethan stopped.
“No.”
“Ever?”
He took a breath.
“No.”
Lily looked at Grace.
“Because she hurt me?”
Grace answered carefully.
“Because adults sometimes have consequences when they hurt children.”
Lily nodded.
Then she asked:
“Did Uncle Ethan make a mistake?”
Ethan closed his eyes.
“Yes.”
Lily looked surprised.
“What mistake?”
“I trusted the wrong person.”
She thought for a moment.
“Can you make another mistake?”
Ethan almost smiled.
“Yes.”
“So how do you know who to trust?”
He looked at Grace.
Grace gave him no answer.
Ethan finally said:
“You don't always know.”
Lily considered this.
“Then you have to watch.”
Grace nodded.
“That is one way.”
Lily smiled faintly.
“I watched Grace.”
Ethan looked at Grace.
“What do you mean?”
Lily pointed toward the ballroom.
“She watched me when nobody else did.”
Grace crouched beside her.
“I was doing my job.”
Lily shook her head.
“No.”
She touched Grace's hand.
“You were doing more.”
Grace had no response.
For the first time since her retirement from the Military Police Corps, she felt something stronger than duty.
Responsibility.
Not for a mission.
May you like
For a child.
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