Chapter 456

The next day, Broderick Ackerley didn’t go to work. He just stayed in his room, looking like he’d been knocked down by illness. Sienna Ackerley's eyes were all puffy from crying. Leslie Green, though? She looked totally fine, like nothing had happened. But the staff at Starcrest Manor kept their mouths shut. The ones who had gossiped about Leslie before? Either Broderick had kicked them out, or Leslie had straight-up fired them. Broderick had made it clear—Leslie ran the house now. Leslie told Alfred to keep everything running like usual, so the cleaning staff got back to work. When one of the maids went into Miles Ackerley's room, the sadness just hit her. Honestly, the Ackerleys had always treated them well. Broderick was usually stone-faced and quiet, but he never gave anyone a hard time. Miles was kind of spoiled, sure, but he never picked fights on purpose. Sienna was the sweetest of them all—down-to-earth, not a single ounce of arrogance. Even Leslie—yeah, she had a big personali