“So? Would you like to taste them before I present them to the committee?”
“Do what?”
“My little cream cakes! Sweetie, I just explained to you that I was participating in a pastry competition. Your opinion is important, you’re the one who loves my cakes the most!”
"Uh, yes, Millie, no problem," I assured her as the car pulled into the manor road.
No sooner had she stopped than I ran to take refuge in my room, without even bothering to have lunch. To do what, exactly? I didn't know, I just needed to isolate myself. I threw myself on the bed and hugged the pillow against me. These reversals made my head spin. It was when I decided to give up that Elgin reappeared to turn everything upside down. And with Gwen's revelations, I knew even less where I was. I couldn't wait for h
