Once a Doormat, Now Untouchable
Checking the time, he added, "Head home early. I'll go first."
After he left, Sydney leaned against the wall and closed her eyes. Pale, fragile, steeped in despair, she replayed Adeline's demands. Initially, she hadn't agreed. She had told Adeline to go ahead and inform Eloise. At worst, she would kneel for a few days.
But Adeline's voice had turned cruel. "I heard she once killed your own dog. Now you're trying to seduce her most beloved grandson. When word reaches her, who do you think she'll harm this time? Maybe that best friend of yours, the lawyer?"