Chapter 27

• Vesper’s POV
• ​Rosalina walks me as far as the heavy oak door of the private suite, her movements stiff and perfectly calculated. The moment we clear the threshold, she stops, offering me a polite, tightly practiced smile that doesn't even begin to reach her eyes.
• ​"Mr. Vesper," she says, her voice smooth and thoroughly professional, "if you'll excuse me, I actually need to stop by the administrative wing to speak with the dean regarding my grandmother's care plan before I leave the facility. Please don't let me keep you."