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Devon and I had been banished to the kitchen.
Lola and Eric had disappeared to somewhere without telling me where they were going, which was super not cool considering how insane the last few days had been.
Mom and Dad were sitting in the dining room of the Consortium with the lawyer and Elizabeth.
I’d wanted to stay and hold Elizabeth’s hand, but Dad had said no and his lawyer Nikki had agreed and Elizabeth hadn’t argued with my banishment.
If I peeked through the c***k beside the kitchen door, I could see Mom and Elizabeth sitting opposite Dad and Nikki.
Mom kept rubbing Elizabeth’s back in that super comforting mom way.
Elizabeth looked exhausted and sad, but she was holding it together.
“I wish Lola had left behind some food.” Devon hopped up onto a counter a health inspecto
