Kapitel 106: The Kiss

The evening sun cast long shadows across the room as Amelie sat by the window, her hands clutching a closed book. It had been a while since she felt so calm and at peace and yet, her mind was still too restless as she was trying to get used to her new, rather idle lifestyle. 

She looked at the time and sighed, feeling the weight of isolation settle on her shoulders. 

'It's nice to have more time off to rest and recharge but I am beginning to get really bored. I wish I could talk to Lizzy; she suddenly stopped answering my texts and disappeared. I hope everything is fine.'

A soft knock on the door broke her reverie. It was too late for a housekeeping staff to trouble her so it could only be someone from the family. 

"Come in." She turned to see Liam standing in the doorway and let out a strangely loud breath of relief which Liam politely ignored.