Delphine lowered her eyes, pushed Ignatius Leclair away, and hoarsely said to Leah, "Leah, help me upstairs to rest for a bit."
"Alright." Leah gathered her long, curly black hair, squeezed past Ignatius, and helped Delphine upstairs.
Left behind were Bessie Leclair and Melody Cloud, both red-eyed with fury.
The penthouse— a place even they couldn't access easily— yet Delphine Carter took an outsider up there?
Seeing her brother's indifferent attitude, Bessie felt as if the sky was going to collapse; it might as well be Delphine's house now.
