Chapter 9
- Upon speaking, Jackson silenced the foyer in a matter of seconds.
- Much of the crowd’s gossip was reduced to murmurs and those closer to us shifted uncomfortably. Among what was being spoken, I could vaguely pick up on a few words—my name, “mistress”, and “affair”, to name a few.
- I believe my brother heard them too, though if he did, I wouldn’t have known given how silent he was.