Adrian wrote that he missed her and asked if she could come back—he wanted to eat the little wontons and noodles she used to make for him.
Lady Grayson said that Lana Rose had finally been driven out last night—it should have happened sooner, and Chloe Bishop had been wronged for too long.
Lana Rose sighed, saying that with Xavier Grayson's temperament, he was destined to grow old alone.
But no one asked her why she had come.
Chloe Bishop watched the time tick by, growing more distracted. Finally, when Lana Rose offered to go to the kitchen and cook her some signature dishes, she steeled herself and spoke up. "Mother-in-law, don't go to any trouble. I'll sit for a bit and then leave—I won't be staying for dinner."
She couldn't bear to look at their faces. From her bag, she took out th
