Chapter 24

After Preston's passing, Cedric visited the Norwood residence every week with the kids so that they could spend more time with Louis. As if there was an unspoken agreement, no one brought up Preston's name after that. To Clarissa and Jamie, Preston had just gone somewhere far away without specifying when he would be coming back. However, whenever Cedric bought a cake for them, the girls would definitely leave a slice in the fridge. The sad atmosphere in the Norwood residence gradually lessened with time. On the other hand, Clarissa and Jamie grew more and more mischievous with age. They would turn their house upside down whenever their parents were not paying enough attention. Jolene woke up from a nap one day and found the girls crouching over a corner of the house, seemingly going through something. She was about to walk over and give them a scare, but the girls came running to her while waving a few pieces of paper. "Mommy, who's Starley?" Jolene halted in her tracks. She no