Chapter 13: Heiress

"Where are you? Come to my office if you have time this afternoon."

Reading the message sent by Leonard Kreisler, Lianna traverses on to the same hallway she passed earlier, wanting to exit the building as soon as possible. The clicking noises sourcing from the high footwear she uncomfortably wore, as it hit the marbled surface of the floor echoed through the deafening silence of the corridors.

Keeping herself busy by maintaining focus towards the same VIP elevator she previously rode, a vibration from her phone distracted her.

"How did it go?"

A single message popped on the screen. It was from Jasper. Her husband.

Yet despite their newly-published label, her fingers stopped in their tracks, halting to what seemed to be a reply. She couldn’t find the words appropriate enough to be a reply.

How did it go? Did it end well? Bad? Did meeting her previous family satisfied her in the end? Angered her? Lianna felt through countless emotions in just minutes. She felt suffocated being in