Chapter 153

All morning long. Troy glanced over at Elsie. “Month’s almost over, time for annual leave soon. Sis, why do you look like you’re in such a bad mood again?” Elsie turned her head, looking out the window at the persistent rain. “Might not be going anymore.” “Why not? The rain should stop in a few days, shouldn’t mess with travel plans. Weren’t you two heading to Iceland? I checked the forecast, weather there’s actually pretty decent.” Troy kept chattering on until Elsie cut in, “We had a fight.” “Ugh, no way!” Troy’s face fell harder than hers. “Don’t do this to me, you two are my last hope for love. A little fight's fine, just don’t let it drag on. Make up already, please.” Elsie gave a faint smile, but didn’t respond. She just couldn’t lie to William and say, “Even if your family’s behind my parents’ death, I can still be with you like nothing happened.” But she didn’t want to lose him either. She was being greedy, hoping desperately the world would stop screwing with her. Hoping for t