I almost collapsed back on the chair where I had been sitting, but Adam caught me. So despite all the measures I took to stay away from George, my dad still had to the right to put his hand to wreck things further for me?

“Sweetheart! I’m here!” I heard George calling.

“Rosie, where is Ted?” I managed to ask.

“He went for grocery shopping with Julia.”

I exchanged glances with Adam to know if he was aware of the arrangement. Back home, Ted’s movement was closely monitored. He never left the house with a domestic staff or without a body guard.

“Are you aware of this?” I asked Adam....