Sophia's heart pounded in her chest as she left her room and made her way down the hallway towards her mother-in-law's suite. The conversation with Paula had calmed her and also her question had rattled her, she felt exposed, and now she was about to face Emily— a woman who had always seemed composed, elegant,nt and impossible to read, Emily had always been nice and sweet to her but what she heard this morning was just too much for her to ignore and suddenly she had switched on her.
Sophia could still feel the coldness of her frown face as she told her to come to meet her in her room. The words echo in her mind. Sophia's hand trembled slightly, still damp from wiping away her tears, but she knew this conversation couldn't wait.
As she approached the door to Emily's room, a knot of anxiet
