The next day I spent most of my morning in the garden with Ivy. Enjoying a nice calm walk through the flowers before returning to my room for some tea and sweets. But when I got to my sitting room I found my brother standing behind one of my loveseats and our father facing him on the opposite loveseat. Ivy quickly rushed around the room as she prepared our tea and called out for sweets while I took a seat across from my father. Arden quickly walked around the loveseat I sat on and took a seat beside me, never once moving his gaze away from our father. “Thank you for the sudden visit Father.” I said calmly, feeling the pure anger emanating from my brother beside me. “To what do we owe this… surprise?” “I just wanted to see how my children were doing.” He said, smiling softly at us. “You’

