I walked into the BBQ party soaked and covered in mud, and my fiancée’s father sneered at me, “You really look like trash.” I clenched my fists, ready to turn around and leave… when the mansion doors slowly opened.
The sound of shattered glass on the patio seemed to wake everyone up at once. Staff rushed forward instinctively, but Margaret lifted one hand and they stopped immediately. Even now, the entire household moved when she did.
