Chapter 181

The door clicked shut softly behind him. Calliope was still clutching the agreement, heart racing like a drum in her chest. She was way too excited to sleep. The living room light had stayed on all night, peeking through the crack under the door. At sunrise, she was already wide awake. The moment she stepped out, the aroma of breakfast hit her nose. There were sandwiches and fried eggs neatly arranged on the table. Conrad was pouring a glass of milk. As he noticed her, he slid the warm cup toward her. "You only ate once yesterday, bet you're starving. Drink this first." Calliope downed the milk in one go, snatched a sandwich, and headed straight for the door. "Need to swing by and change, then hit the law office!" She was gone like a gust of wind. Staring at the empty cup, Conrad murmured to himself, "Looks like she's almost back to full throttle." But the moment Calliope pushed open her bedroom door back at her place, she stopped dead in her tracks. Her once narrow twin bed had myster