Chapter 43 Lowered Defenses

After reaching the Lane house, Hugh parked the car and a security guard courteously opened the car door. Only a few cars were parked in the Lane parking lot. It was in sharp contrast to yesterday’s unprecedented banquet. The Lane house today looked like an overnight failure. Annie lifted her head to look at it. The place she had often yearned for in the past looked utterly lifeless today, looking like the least desirable thing on earth. “Annie, don’t embarrass me.” Before he entered, Myles’ steely voice steadied Annie, settling down her anxious feelings. Miraculously, Myles placed Annie’s hand in the crook of his elbow, letting her hold on to him as they took one step after another into the house that had given her humiliation countless times in the past. “Mr. Jennings, you’ve finally arrived! Annie…” James Lane greeted them at the door personally. He had been waiting for this moment for ages. When he saw Annie and Myles standing so intimately together, the smile on his face sp