Great Things

Adeline wondered what could've caused him to leave like this... Did they not find evidence against Anna? Was that why he was so down? Or did she do something? Her fists clenched... If she dared... 

She would make her pay. 

Anna was... A slippery one. It had been days but there was nothing they could find on her. Either she was good at hiding it, or they were laying low... Benedict told her that their plan was to wait and see. However impatient she might be, she had to wait. She could not rush this.

Adeline felt the weight of exhaustion settling over her, though her posture remained composed, a practised smile still on her lips.

Her eyes scanned the thinning crowd one last time, hoping to catch a glimpse of Benedict. He hadn't come to her, despite the countless opportunities. The realisation hit her harder than she expected. He was here... He saw her... Yet he did not approach her.