Angela's nieces, Liya and Lia, sat huddled together on the bed inside Doris's old childhood room, which she had prepared specially for them.

The girls had sensed Angela's sudden coldness throughout the evening and that made them worried, to top it all Jace was nowhere to be found too.

The kids knew something was wrong.

“Come on, girls,” Doris said softly, her voice tinged with a gentle sadness. “It's time for bed now.”

Lia looked up at Doris with tear-filled eyes, clutching her sister Liya's hand tightly.

“But we want to stay up with Auntie Angela. She…she seems really sad.”

Liya nodded in agreement, her lower lip trembling.

“Can't we...