Inside the taxi, Allison kept checking the time. Her face was tense while her eyes were fixed on the streets flashing past. She had no idea she was being followed.
At last, the taxi came to a stop. Allison jumped out and ran to knock on the back gate of a house.
Nigel stopped his car some distance away. He leaned forward to get a clearer look.
The Berry family.
That was the family his mother had arranged for Allison to marry into.
He glanced back at her. She was knocking on the Berrys’ rear gate. A housekeeper opened the door slightly. Allison slipped in through the gap.
Seeing this, Nigel’s heart softened. So she hadn’t meant it when she said she wouldn’t help Sherrie. She had only been stubborn, trying to get more attention.
Deep down, she still cared about the family. She couldn’
