Laurel’s heart burned with anger though Alice whined about not going with Adolph. She had never been so angry with Adolph as she was then. It was almost hatred boiling in her blood and mingling with her hatred for Basil.
Rude, unreasonable, arrogant, high-handed: they were just alike. Like father, like son.
Allice was full-on upset as she got Eden back to the inn they were staying in. The day had started horrible and only seemed to get worse. First her parents, then Adolph of all people. She worried her lip thinking of Eden’s injuries.
“I’m so sorry for dragging you into this and getting you hurt.”
“What do you mean?”
“It's because of me that you got hurt. Do you need to go to the doctor?”
Eden shook his head, “I’ll be fine.”
“But—”
“I just need to rest for a while, and I’ll be f
