Chapter 9

In the middle of the night, Jeffery woke up thirsty. He mumbled nonchalantly while half asleep, "Sienna, pour me a glass of water." There was no response. He frowned and reached out impatiently to nudge the person beside him, only to find that there was nobody there. That woke him up instantly. He turned his head to look at the space next to him and was reminded that Sienna had left. It felt like something had been carved out of his chest. He had no choice but to get up and head downstairs for water. As he walked past Samuel and Madison's room, he heard their voices through the door. "Sam, do you really think Sienna's coming back? I've never seen her lose her temper like this before. It's quite strange. I wonder if she left because she was truly disappointed and done with this family. "If that's the case, who's going to do the laundry and cook for us? I'm swamped at work and won't have time to do any of that!" Then came Samuel's reassuring voice. "Come on. Mom loves us too mu