Chapter 20

Sylvia's POV

I heard noises coming down below and stopped what I was doing? Why are they yelling?

"What going on down there?" I asked, looking at Hazel. Her smile dropped, and she looked really sad.

"It's Alex..." she muttered, her voice barely audible." He's probably arguing with daddy again."

Confused, I probed further." Is he... Is he always like this?"

"No. But sometimes it just gets to him. I don't know why." She said, sighing sadly. I patted her on the back and gave her a reassuring smile.

"It'll be alright. Let's finish what we were doing." I said to her.

"Okay..." she muttered. Everywhere had quietened down, I noticed.

***

I excused myself after a while to go look for Alex. Using the maid's directions, I finally figured out where he was. He was standing on the balcony, his gaze out into the night sky. Probably still fuming. I carefully made my way beside him, making sure not to make any noise. Eventually, I just stood there not saying anything, but he knew I was there.

"Hey