Chapter 99: The Grand Gathering

"Dad, Mom, if you don't have anything urgent these days, just stay home. Don't go out." No sooner had Marlee Casson stepped through the door than she gave Danielle and Allen Casson a quiet warning. "What happened?" Allen studied her face, puzzled, and stepped closer. His daughter had always been level-headed; she would not say something like that for no reason. Even Danielle, who normally pushed back on everything, held her tongue. "It's nothing. I just feel there are a lot of unfamiliar faces...