Nina hurried home, her mind still spinning from the events of the night. The house was alive with movement—maids scuttling in and out, the aroma of food wafting from the kitchen, the sounds of silverware clinking and pans being shuffled around.“What’s going on?” she asked, raising her voice over the commotion.“We’re expecting a big visitor,” her father replied, a hint of excitement and maybe nerves in his voice. “Clara is bringing home her fiancé.”Nina froze mid-step, crossing her arms in surprise. Clara? Fiancé? She hadn’t known Clara was seeing anyone seriously. The last she’d heard, Clara’s relationship had ended six months ago when her ex had cheated on her with her best friend.Yet here was her father, pacing slightly, and everyone else moving with a kind of urgent energy that made the whole house feel tense. Nina’s brow furrowed as she watched her father’s—Richard Brook’s unusual nervousness. Clara must have caught herself a big one, she thought.The Brooke family wasn’t just
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