Chapter 127 Racing Heart (1)

• As dusk settled and the sun sank below the horizon, replaced by a moon that shone brightly against a backdrop of twinkling stars, the Creighton family gathered around the dinner table - an uncomfortable silence enveloping them like a thick fog.
• After forcing down a few mouthfuls of food, Scarlet excused herself from their company and retreated back to their room where anxiety gnawed at her insides relentlessly.
• His presence had no calming effect on her frayed nerves; if anything, it only heightened her unease.