(Author's POV)
Martha stood in the hallway alone. She thought about what Leo had said - that the man took good care of Aurora. She turned that over in her mind. A man like Phineas Everett, and he'd chosen Aurora. Not Sienna, who was beautiful and polished and had spent years positioning herself perfectly.
The thought flickered through her and left a bitter residue.
But then she remembered what she still knew. What she was still holding. And she thought about the people on all sides of this mess who could make her life very difficult very quickly. She let out a slow breath and went back to the kitchen.
She wouldn't reach out. Not now. She'd wait, and hope that time smoothed everything over, and focus on Leo finishing school in one piece. That was enough. That had to be enough.
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