A week had passed since Liora found the locked door.
She hadn't mentioned it again.
Neither had Caelan.
It became one of those unspoken subjects that quietly settled between them.
Life at Ashford Manor returned to its comfortable rhythm.
Breakfast together.
Work.
Evening tea with Mrs. Agnes.
Late-night conversations in the library.
If someone had told Liora months ago that she would begin looking forward to coming home...
She would have laughed.
Now...
Home meant Ashford Manor.
And somehow...
It also meant Caelan.
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Saturday arrived with clear blue skies.
Mrs. Agnes had declared it "a family day."
"No offices."
"No laptops."
"No meetings."
"I refuse to let either of you work."
Caelan surrendered immediately.
Liora laughed.
"I didn't know anyone could order him aro
