BuzzNovel“We've arrived, young master.” The butler opened the car door, and boy and dog stepped out together. Aside
from a few scattered staff, the grand house felt utterly devoid of warmth or life.
“No one’s coming hfor dinner tonight?” The boy's face was babyish, but his tone held a chill far beyond his
years.
“Mr. and Mrs. Morton are both attending a gala this evening. But your sister's upstairs,” Mae replied, setting out
his shoes by the door.
“Just bring my dinner up to my room. Rex, come.” York's voice was flat, betraying nothing. He swapped his
shoes, took Rex's leash, and headed for the stairs.
He was already in a sour mood, and it only got worse when he nearly collided with Ileana coming down from
upstairs. Whatever mischief he might've plotted on a better day, York wasn’t interested today-he just kept
walking, his dog in tow.
“At the very least, I'm still your big sister. Doesn't that warrant a greeting?” Ileana’s annoyance was plain; York's
indifference stung.
Back at the Morton family estate, Ivan would never have dared treat her like this.
York stopped and let out a derisive laugh. “You wantto call you ‘Miss Morton’ and pretend you're on my
level?”
lleana’s face fell. Her brothers had both embarrassed her lately, and she was done putting up with it.
“And Alessia actually deserves that name? Don’t forget-she’s a Morton now!” Anger flashed in lleana’s eyes. She
clenched her fists, fury finally outweighing her wariness. She reached out, but York didn’t notice the threat at all.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“So what? Don't flatter yourself. Compared to Alessia, what makes you think you
measure up?”
Before York had even finished, a sharp scream shattered the silence of the mansion. A figure tumbled/down the
stairs, limbs flailing all the way to the marble
floor below.
Meanwhile, having seen/York off, Alessia caught the city bus to the clinic. The alleyway was as quiet as ever-
even on weekends, it never really calive.
She walked into the backyard, the old wooden door yawning open as usual. Xander was sprawled out in his
favorite armchair, opera music playing from the radio. He
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hummed along, eyes half-closed, the very picture of contentment.
“No snacks today?”
“Well, if it isn’t you again! Am | seeing things, or did you actually cby in broad daylight?” Xander sat up,
teasing Alessia, though the grin tugging at his lips gave him away.
“Just here to check on my brother,” Alessia shot back, deliberately provoking him.
“Heartless kid.”
“Heartless, am 1? Then maybe I'll just give this to the others.” Alessia dangled a paper bag in front of him.
“What's that?” Xander’s eyes lit up. Ever since Alessia cleared out his snack stash last time, he'd been craving
something sweet.
“My mom sent over slemon bars-fresh out of the oven.” Alessia opened the box and set out a fork.
Xander wasted no time. He grabbed a piece, took a bite, and closed his eyes in bliss.
“These are fantastic.”
“Don’t eat them all-save sfor the others,” Alessia warned.
“Yeah, yeah, | hear you.” Xander waved her off.
“Where are the other two?” Alessia asked, but instead of leaving, she pulled up a chair to sit beside him.
“They're in the front room.”
“And? How are they doing?”
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Alessia nodded; it was just as she'd expected.
“Did Cole get back?”
“He did. First thing he did was visit Ms. June.”
Xander set down his fork and let out a heavy sigh.
“The situation... isn’t looking good. But I'm sure you already know that.”
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