is still in my car. I will pick you up tomorrow and take you to the store before returning it to you.” Camryn’s lips moved, but she remained silent. “You’re the only one at home right now, and I will feel better knowing I helped you inside.”
“My aunts are around. Aunt Evelyn will come over tomorrow,” she replied. After such a significant incident, it was certain that Aunt Evelyn would come to support her.
As for her other two aunts, they only knew how to call her to yell or visit her at the store to scold her for being an ungrateful child. They reprimanded her for falsely accusing her uncle of her father’s murder, even though her uncle had raised her. They claimed her father’s death had nothing to do with her uncle, insisting that her father was simply unfortunate to have died young, and the conversation continued in that vein.
Camryn understood that her two aunts had a close relationship with her uncle, but he was also their brother. How could they suppress their conscience and claim her uncle had no involvement in her father’s death? They went so far as to describe her father as unfortunate, as if his life had been cut short without consequence.
Her two older aunts were aligned with her uncle, who, with her mother’s help, had killed her father. This connection explained their willingness to defend him. Camryn recognized this reality.
Callum heard her mention that Aunt Evelyn would visit the next day. Evelyn was the family member most concerned about Camryn, and he knew he needed to meet her tomorrow.
“I’ll leave after I help you inside,” he said. He was determined to keep his promise, so Camryn said no more.
The two entered the house quietly, and Callum honored his word, departing only after ensuring Camryn was safely inside. After he…
After leaving, Camryn returned to the room she shared with the nanny. However, the nanny, separated from her by a board, was still awake.
Upon hearing the door open, the nanny recognized that Camryn had returned. She knocked on the board.
“If you have something to say, just say it,” she called out.