From Ashes of Scandals to His Embrace novel Chapter 409

“You haven’t heard? She’s got two charges against her. First, she stole Baily’s stuff. Second, she helped Bagot drug Aggie and Lawrence, so now she’s considered an accomplice. There’s already a warrant out for her arrest.”

Laurinda listened to the officer’s explanation, her feelings all tangled up. Laura really was capable of anything. Baily would have to look out for himself now. Laurinda could only hope he’d manage to hang on until she made it back to Stonehaven.

The officer, noticing her silence, reminded her, “There are still some outside forces from the Charles family that haven’t been dealt with yet. You need to stay alert and be careful when you go out.”

“Alright, I understand. Thank you for warning me.”

After hanging up, Laurinda finally got why Adolphus was so set on having Arrow stay by her side. She pushed herself up from her chair, hurried into Adolphus’s study, and wrapped her arms around him, kissing his cheek.

“Adolphus, thank you for loving me so much.”

Adolphus looked a bit dazed from her sudden affection, but it didn’t stop him from gently holding her face and kissing her back.

On the other end of his video call, someone sat in stunned silence. Nobody had ever seen the usually cool and reserved Adolphus show this much tenderness.

A moment later, the video call ended.

***

In the living room, Laurinda stretched out with her head in Adolphus’s lap, reading while he scrolled through a meeting on his tablet.

It wasn’t long before they heard voices outside. Adolphus helped Laurinda sit up, and they saw Fidelia and York coming in together.

Laurinda’s eyes sparkled when she saw Fidelia. It was her first day back at work, and Laurinda was dying to know how it went.

Fidelia didn’t totally agree with Laurinda skipping the exams, but she respected her decision and had a pretty good idea what was behind it.

“If you’ve made up your mind, then go for it. I just hope everything goes smoothly for you from here on out.”

Laurinda smiled and nodded. She hoped for the same thing, as long as she could take care of the Stonehaven mess first.

While they were talking, there was more noise outside. York stood up to check it out.

The commotion grew louder. Laurinda sat up straighter and looked out the window. A few familiar figures came into view, and her expression softened automatically.

“Jasper’s back. Is his training over?”