The moment Lacey stepped into the living room, she felt a heavy, oppressive atmosphere. That bad feeling in her gut intensified, especially when she saw the grim expressions on Miranda and the others sitting there.
Her gaze swept almost imperceptibly across the room. When her eyes landed on the pot of fiendishly vibrant red flowers on the floor, her pupils contracted sharply, and her heart clenched. 'Have I been found out?'
Lacey didn't realize that from the moment she stepped into the living room, Julian and the others had caught every one of her subtle changes in expression.
After composing herself, Lacey walked toward Miranda with the same smile as always. "Miranda, how are you feeling today?"
As she spoke, she reached for Miranda's hand. Normally, Miranda would have smiled and chatted back, but after hearing what Seraphina Ashworth had just said, she found it incredibly difficult to act as she always had.
