Riley POV
For several seconds after the twins fell through the doorway, nobody spoke.
Leo stood beside the wall with one hand still gripping the doorframe. Max pushed himself up from the floor and brushed his trousers as if he had entered the room normally. Sophie remained behind them, holding her yellow rabbit against her chest.
Luca looked tired enough to sleep for a week.
Victoria looked ready to scold all three children at once.
Richard looked amused.
I did not know where to look.
Max spoke first.
“We did not mean to fall.”
“That is not the problem,” Victoria said.
Leo straightened.
“We only wanted to hear the important part.”
“You were told to stay downstairs,” Luca reminded him.
“We did.”
“For how long?”
Leo considered the question.
“Not long.”
Max pointed toward him
