Chapter 37

“So when are they going to announce your new position?” Harvey Gray asked Laura's brother, Sean, on Sunday night during dinner.

Sean had just been promoted at work, and everyone was happy for him. The reason their mom had cooked a celebratory dinner and invited everyone over.

“That will be after the board meeting,” Sean smiled into their father's eyes. “And it's in two weeks.”

“That's fine,” their mother beamed. “It doesn't matter when they make the announcement. You've gotten your letter of confirmation already.”

“Yes, that's true,” Olivia, Sean's wife, remarked and sipped from her wine.

Their mother gave Laura a long glare, trying to urge her to join in the conversation, but Laura just looked away. Her eyes fixed on her plate as the clinking of silverware and the sound of her family's voices vibrated around her as they tried to make light conversation with their estranged father.

“Princess,” Laura's father, Harvey, called out to his daughter after they'd all finished dinner and