"Mrs. Rossi, please don't go downstairs right now," Agatha said urgently, catching Sophia in the hallway as she headed toward the kitchen. "Mr. Rossi is conducting business in the main study."
Sophia paused, noting the tension in Agatha's voice and the way the older woman kept glancing nervously toward the staircase. It was three in the afternoon… an unusual time for Ethan to have meetings, especially ones that required the household staff to avoid an entire floor.
"What kind of business?" Sophia asked, though she wasn't sure she wanted to know the answer.
"The kind that requires privacy," Agatha replied carefully. "Perhaps you could spend some time with Marcus? He's been asking about the new sensory equipment Dr. Hoffman recommended."
Before Sophia could respond, a sound drifted up fr
