145 — “Sorry for taking so long.”

Is it good to see me again?

I swallow these words with resentment all over my face...

I’m frozen, speechless, shaking.

But Mrs. Fletcher cuts the tension with her sweet voice, and I feel like I can breathe again, “Rosalie, darling, you’ve come!”

She points to the chair Nolan has pulled out and still stands, waiting for me to sit down. “Sit down! We’ve only just arrived, but I made sure you were ne