Sign the Papers Mr. Langford novel Chapter 51

Wren Whitaker arrived at the Whitaker estate at exactly seven o'clock.

A maid opened the door.

Seeing her, the woman froze for a second before offering an unnatural smile.

"Miss Whitaker, you're back."

It had been a very long time since Wren had heard anyone call her that.

She stood in the entryway, looking down as she changed her shoes.

Inside the shoe cabinet sat a pair of limited-edition pastel heels from Mirabella.

Wren recognized them.

Quentin Whitaker had personally taken Willow shopping for those the year she graduated.

Wren had been there that day.

She had originally just stopped by the house to pick up some old research files left behind by Vivian Vance, only to overhear Lydia Whitaker's gentle urging in the living room: "Willow, these are too expensive. Don't make your father spend so much."

Willow had lowered her head and refused.

But Quentin had just smiled and handed over his black card.

"My girl is grown up now. You need to have a few decent pairs of shoes."

Wren had stood at the top of the stairs, clutching a dusty box of her late mother's belongings.

She suddenly remembered her eighteenth birthday. Quentin had been too busy with the company and just had his assistant send over a necklace.

He hadn't even bothered to open the box to see what it looked like.

These tiny acts of favoritism were never earth-shattering.

They simply piled up day after day, falling like a very fine, weightless ash.

But if the ash fell long enough, it could bury a person alive.

In the living room, Quentin sat at the head of the sofa.

Lydia sat beside him. Her eyes were red, as if she had just finished crying.

Willow sat on the other side, wearing a soft white knit dress with a file folder resting on her lap. Hearing the noise, she immediately stood up.

"Wren."

Her voice was breathy and cautious.

As if Wren were the one who might attack her at any given moment.

Wren walked in, her expression perfectly calm.

"Dad."

Quentin didn't greet her.

He simply looked her up and down, his face dark.

"So you finally remembered to come home."

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