The once bubbly, sunny young woman, Suzie, had changed. In just a few short months, the lightness in her step had vanished, replaced by a cool, measured stride that echoed through the Thornston estate halls like a quiet warning. Her demeanour now mirrored Katie, her predecessor.
Suzie's eyes, once wide with laughter and wonder, now missed nothing—sharp, unblinking, and shadowed with thoughts she never shared… or rather, thoughts that she could not afford to share with anyone. She was a woman with a great responsibility for the whole Thornston estate now.
