~CHAPTER EIGHTY~
AMELIA’S POV
I walk to the bed and sit, staring into nothing. The silence presses in, thick and suffocating. Disappointment lingers in my chest, heavier than it should be.
A knock breaks through it.
“Mrs. Amelia,” a staff member calls softly. “Miss Sophia is waiting on the main floor.”
I don’t move at first. “I’ll be down soon,” I say, my voice lower than I intended. Her footsteps fade, leaving the room hollow again.
We’re supposed to sign the papers today. Secure the property. A step forward.
But after what just happened.
I don’t have the energy to pretend everything is fine.
I push myself up and step out of the bedroom, moving through the penthouse wing and into the hallway. The house feels different.
When I reach the bottom of the stairs, Sophia turns to me i
