Chapter 14

ALEXA'S POV

It had been an eventful day yesterday. Thankfully, I had heard Mr. Brown let Nolan go out with his friends for the rest of the afternoon.

The man was a bit of a recluse, and the last thing we needed right now was another teenage brain recking the whole mansion with its tantrum. I couldn't help but look back at how Nolan had reacted yesterday, his eyes flashed a hint of sadness in them that sought out empathy in me.

When the afternoon finally rolled around, Mr. Brown calls me up to his office.

"Sir, you called?" I stood at the foot of his office, nervously waiting at his open door.

He waved me in and shut the door.

I had never actually sat down on one of the plush couches in front of his desk before and was finding it rather awkward. He was standing behind his desk, hands clasped together and elbows resting on top. I tried my best not to be too intimidated. "How are you today?"

Mr. Brown gave a slight smile, looking at me with a speck of worry in his eyes. A few white