Chapter 28

Who knows how long he'd been sitting in the dark like that, dazed and disconnected. The door to the sealed bedroom creaked open, and harsh light spilled in. “Bring Catherine here.” William's voice was flat as ever, devoid of emotion, like a dry well. His face was lost in the shadows, unreadable. Catherine showed up at the Turner estate not long after getting the call. She tried to hide it, but her eyes were practically glowing with excitement. After her falling-out with Mr. Smith, even the older doctors who used to have her back at the hospital started turning on her. She was barely hanging on. She'd been to the Turner place countless times, always getting stonewalled with the same "Mr. Turner isn't seeing guests." And now, out of the blue, William wanted to see her? This was her golden ticket. Maybe even proof she still mattered to him. After all, Elizabeth had been gone for so long. And she was the first person William was willing to meet. But seeing William in person, Catherine was