Gwynn said faintly, “I’ll move out of the villa and go overseas in three days, Dad!”

Archibald was startled.

Even Marisol was stunned, but she came back to her senses quickly. Grabbing Gwynn’s arm, she said softly, “Things aren’t as bad as it seems! Let me just put in a word with Dad. Alright?”

Gwynn shook her head ever so slowly.

The old man put his hands behind him and faced a bookshelf lined with books written by philosophers. She walked toward him. Her tone was still delicate and seren