As soon as the maid finished speaking, footsteps sounded outside the door, and Walter Schmidt and Emma Benson came over in their pajamas.
As soon as they entered the bedroom, Julia Anderson looked at them with pleading eyes.
"Fiona…" Emma hurried to the bedside. She bent down and stared at the woman's small face, her delicate brows knitting tightly.
She knew Fiona had gone to Iceland to see Norton Abyss; Fiona had called her and repeatedly reminded her not to tell their parents.
At the time, Emma had genuinely been happy for her, that she could bravely take this step. After that, aunt and sister-in-law had another phone call; Fiona said her relationship with Norton Abyss was going well, there was progress, and there might even be a chance for things to develop further.
Emma was over the moon and hadn't called again these two days, for fear of disturbing them.
But how did it end up like this in just two days?
