CHAPTER 409

The clock ticked well past nine before the estate's front gates opened again-this time for Grandma Thornton.

The sharp tap of her cane echoed through the marble hallway moments before her voice sliced through the stillness.

"What is that nuisance doing here?"

Serena looked up just in time to see Grandma Thornton standing in the doorway, expression twisted in disgust as her sharp eyes landed on Val