She walked toward the stairs.
"Jean, your brother just hopes you won't be so hard on yourself. Try to look on the bright side. There are plenty of good men in the world, not just Ethan Ellsworth. Don't be so extreme," Mrs. Grant called out to stop her.
She didn't react, walking up the stairs one step at a time.
Once upstairs, she sat on her bed, staying quiet for a few minutes.
Then, she took out her phone. "Hello, is this the Valiant Club? I'd like to hire you to do something for me secretly. Of course, it pays very well. I'll pay you half now, and the other half after the job is done—"
*
Nora Ainsworth knew Quentin Grant had returned to the country. She sat there alone, mulling things over. 'Am I being held prisoner here?' she wondered.
They hadn't even given her any way to communicate with the outside world.
She was incredibly bored.
In the evening, she left her room to take a walk.
She found herself outside Walsh's window and overheard the conversation inside.
