Adeline woke up with a start at the sound of something shattering downstairs. She sat up, looking around in confusion only to realize she was lying in her own bed, already dressed with just her shoes missing. She must have fallen asleep after retiring after lunch - she had spent all morning going over papers for the estate management with Lester since soon she was going to leave it to live with her husband. Lester had agreed to keep managing it until she turned twenty-one but she still wanted to be involved since the truth was, she planned to take over the moment she was divorced from Kaden.
She got off the bed, slipped into her shoes quickly, and hurried towards the door. Once she was in the corridor, she could hear voices coming from downstairs, but thankfully they didn’t sound angry. E
