The Next Day...
Adeline’s House
7:45 AM
"Is there anything to eat? Pa—why are you here?" I swallowed the words I was about to say to the housekeeper, who was nowhere to be found, and instead questioned the man sitting at the table with a dark, brooding expression.
"I came to see you. I called you yesterday, but you didn't pick up. I tried calling you on the messaging app, but you were on the line with someone else. You didn't even read my messages. Your brother told me you have a boyfriend now. You’re lying, right? You asked your brother to lie to me." He walked toward me, his voice dropping to a terrifyingly low pitch. His face was so menacing that I didn't dare look up to meet his eyes.
"I’m not lying. I’m telling the truth. I have a boyfriend, and we’ve been together for a long tim
