We Plan To Form A Consortium

"Ah, look who's back." Leonard was the first to say something as he glanced back at the couple with a smile.

Although everyone could tell it wasn't a genuine smile, Leonard just didn't care.

Queenie who had taken her daughter up walked past Chloe and Jeffery and walked up the stairs.

She hadn't been to the house before but she could remember which room was which because the Verlice had built the house with the same pattern as the one they had built in Maile when she was a child.

She remembered there was a room where she played with Pierce back then and headed towards it. She got to it to see elderly Mrs. Verlice reading goodnight stories to the two boys and by the looks of it, they seemed to be feeling drowsy.

So instead of walking in, she held onto her daughter and walked down the stairs where she met elderly Mr. Verlice on the way.

"Queenie." The man exclaimed when he saw her and smiled broadly, stretching his wrinkles. "I didn't know you were going to come."

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