Chapter 56 The Woman Who Came Home

• The gates of Black Mansion opened slowly.
• Mia watched through the car window, her fingers wrapped around Lily’s small hand. The iron gates, clipped hedges, and fountain looked exactly as she remembered. Yet returning felt different from leaving. She had once entered this house desperate for money; now she was coming back because she had chosen the people inside it.
• Beside her, Adrian studied her face. “You’re quiet.”