"It's already late. It's not safe."
"But ..."
"This is not a negotiation." Shane interrupted her.
Charlotte's heart grew even heavier. With newfound courage, she pushed him away and went downstairs.
Just as she reached the first floor.
Charlotte came face-to-face with Madam Fuller Senior.
"Lottie, it's late. Are you going back?" Madam Fuller Senior asked, seeing that she came downstairs and was walking towards the gate.
"Uhm... grandma, I have troubles sleeping on unfamiliar beds."
She had really come up with a bad excuse.
Madam Fuller Senior stood up with a smile and came over to Charlotte's side to hold her hand. "Did Shane bully you?"
The bitterness in Charlotte's heart, which had been shoved away, resurfaced at Madam Fuller Senior's question.
Charlotte gently shook her head without saying a word.