#Chapter 186: Home Is With You

Audrey I took Edwin’s hand and leaned against the doorframe with him, watching as Peter and Eliza began to argue over a card game. Their bickering was light-hearted, nothing like the tension from earlier in the evening. It was a welcome change, the sound of their playful jabs filling the warm living room—even if I knew that they were only doing it to give the two of us a bit of privacy and to lighten the mood. “Are you alright?” Edwin asked quietly, his thumb tracing circles on the back of my hand. His touch was tentative but gentle and comforting, and I felt some of the lingering tension from the night’s events melt away just from that single point of contact. I nodded, offering him a small smile. “Yeah, I’m okay now. Eliza came to talk to me after you left.” Edwin’s eyebrows rose slightly. “Oh? What did she say?” “She explained a bit about the... complicated relationships in your family,” I said, choosing my words carefully. I glanced back at Eliz