Chapter 70: A Warm Embrace

When I turned to look at Gracie, her face had gone livid. "Gracie, please calm down!" I urged, my voice shaky. But Gracie was past listening, her rage overflowing. She barreled straight to the door and rammed it hard. I hadn't expected the lock to be so flimsy. She hit it once and the door flew open. I scrambled in after her. Inside, Emmanuel was right in the middle of it. Gracie bursting in clearly startled him, and the woman quickly wrapped herself in the bedsheet. "How long did you think...