CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Cassie waited impatiently for the family to depart. It seemed to take forever. Pierre was fussing over details. Ella’s outfit was not suitable; she could keep her blue coat on but must wear a smarter dress underneath. Marc’s hair had to be smoothed down with water to appear neat, and he was ordered to change into clean shoes.
She did her best to organize them as quickly as possible, but all three were visibly reluctant to go on this outing, and Ella was still not saying a word to her.
Finally, everyone was ready to go. Gravel crunched under the wheels as the big Mercedes wound its way down the driveway. Cassie ran upstairs to her bedroom and watched the car until it was out of sight. She told herself that if she looked away or blinked, her plans wouldn’t go the way she
