Chapter 12 A Complicated Web
- My mother’s gaze widened in shock as she couldn’t believe what her eyes beheld.
- “Ashley!” she exclaimed, her voice shaking in astonishment. Her left palm flew to her forehead, trying to dismiss the revelation of what she just saw.
- A wave of silence swept across the room, making my chest ache in discomfort. I just wanted to disappear. I desperately wished the ground could open up and swallow me.