After Tiffany’s dramatic exit, Master Marcus Sr. turned his thunderous gaze toward Aunt Sarah. "You still have the face to stand there?" he roared, his voice trembling with a patriarch’s indignation. "Go upstairs and see to the daughter you’ve 'educated' so poorly!"
Aunt Sarah, still tethered by a lingering fear of the old man’s authority, shot a resentful mutter toward Chloe Bishop. "Look at what you’ve done, Chloe. We’re supposed to be one family, and you’ve gone and turned us into strangers." With a huff of indignation, she gathered her skirts and hurried up the stairs after her daughter.
Chloe almost laughed at the sheer absurdity of it. If it weren't for the deep respect she held for her grandparents, she would have called security to escort the "eccentric" pair out right then. Her
