Chapter 20 Verne Arabella

"I'm always this early every day. You're early today too. Did you sleep well last night?"

Verne's thick eyelashes trembled slightly. "No, I couldn't sleep. My mind was preoccupied."

"Did you take the melatonin I bought for you? Also, I changed the curtains to blackout ones. How effective are they? Oh, by the way, those SKII face masks that I ordered for you last time..."

With each uttered word, my heart sank deeper.

Verne flicked her straight black hair impatiently, and her gaze landed upon me.

Her eyes flickered for a moment, making me think that she might call out my name in the next second.

But instead, she looked at Edwin with confusion and asked, "Ed, is this girl new?"

Only then did Edwin acknowledge my presence.

His smile vanished from his face, replaced by a look of annoyance as if his good mood had been disturbed.

"She's Harper Moulton," he said flatly.

"So, you're Harper?" She walked over to me with a smile and extended a hand.

My mind went blank, and mechanically, I reached