216 I Want to Stay

"Sophia, go back to your room. I need to make a call."

Sophia nodded. "Are you calling Mandy?"

"And Emma," Grace said. "Don’t forget, Emily is pregnant with Vincent’s child. That’s her biggest leverage. If we want to completely bring down Emily, this child must not survive."

...

Emily stayed in the attic for an entire day.

Logan’s anger had not subsided. He kept throwing things around, making loud noises. Occasionally, she could hear him talking with Grace, but Grace’s voice was so low that Emily couldn’t make out their conversation.

But she knew they wouldn’t be saying anything pleasant.

Emily was also feeling chaotic inside, unable to concentrate on the book in her hands.

Her mother had passed away early, leaving hardly anything behind.

Apart from some clothes, everything else had been cremated. There were no items at home connected to her mother.

Over the years, her impression of her mother was only from a single photograph.

Her mother looked very much like her. In the photo, her m