Merrick's POV
I ascended the stairs steadily, I was still buzzing from Andrew's rejection, he was acting on the orders of my mother no doubt, and for this reason, I couldn't hold anything against him. I tried to plot my next move as I walked up the stairs, I was losing control of the situation and I wasn't comfortable with that, I always felt more relaxed whenever I was on top of or rather in control of the execution of whatever plan I had given myself, it hadn't been going according to plan so far.
I thought about speaking to my mother concerning the issue but I decided otherwise. I would find a solution without having to involve her, this was one of the reasons why Henry had been my favourite, I couldn't go running to my mother whenever I needed help, I at least needed to show her t
