Chapter 19

When Harlan did not make a move, Carmen made the decision to look for Anthea before he did. She could not shake off the memory of Sean calling the cops on her. As a woman her age, she felt disrespected. Beatrice understood Carmen the best. She had been incriminated by the ship deck recording that Anthea provided. Although she knew Carmen indeed planned to bail her out, she'd be thrown into jail again if Anthea refused to let it slide. Besides, Anthea had the Taylor family's backing. If she wanted to give Beatrice a hard time, Carmen could not do anything about it. So, she volunteered to teach Anthea a lesson. … It had been a while since Harlan went home. He pushed the door open. The housekeeper was back from holiday. She and the maids greeted him like before, which brought back memories. Too bad there was no trace of Anthea. He came home this time to take the handmade cup with him, the reason being that it'd be a waste to leave it behind. However, he couldn't find the cup aft