Chapter 329 Well-behaved

• The reflection staring back at me in the mirror seemed foreign, like a stranger I once knew but lost touch with. I adjusted the collar of my shirt, attempting to straighten out the mess that was my life. Mia bustled around the room, looking feverishly for something.
• "Evie, darling, could you spin around for me?" Mia's voice broke through my thoughts, and I turned to face her, plastering on a smile that didn’t reach my eyes.
• As I rotated slowly, I couldn’t shake the feeling of impending doom that weighed heavily on my shoulders. Timothy was still behind bars, a consequence of our desperate attempt to carve out a better life for ourselves.