Cecilia Vaughn also didn't expect Cynthia Keaton to react so quickly. But seeing the young girl's tearful yet worried eyes before leaving, Cecilia didn't say much, only gesturing that she could handle it herself.
After all, Cecilia Vaughn estimated that it had been almost an hour by now.
Seeing the situation going awry, Mona Summers would find someone to look for her.
Although letting Adrian Law know his brother was frequenting nightclubs was embarrassing, when Cecilia Vaughn thought about it, it could be considered a show of camaraderie among classmates. A young guy standing up for his classmate was not a bad thing.
This notion, that a man has no passion in his bones, is what's truly troubling.
...
In a world in decline, at the very least, Cecilia still believed her brother was inherently good.
