“What made you do that?” His tone altered, but Adele continued as if she hadn’t heard anything. Adele noticed something on a piece of paper that reminded her of her sister’s name, but Hugo snatched the paper she was meant to be held before she could reach it. Hugo’s hand drew Adele’s attention.

“I’ll tell you what you need to do. Simply sit and wait for my order.” Adele sat on the other side of the sofa. Someone called to Hugo as Adele was sitting. The man merely gazed at the phone, shifting his gaze from Adele to the phone.

Adele played with her fingernails as if she didn’t care...