Chapter 16

Miranda couldn’t stay in the house much longer because Andrew was getting anxious and had stated that they wanted to get somewhere, so she said her goodbyes to Claudia and Aaron and promised to phone Claudia when she arrived at the castle. Miranda had chatted with Claudia about the castle, the casino, the three brothers, the portraits she had broken, and even the cobra, which had also made Claudia afraid that there was a cobra in the castle, but she hadn’t told her about her encounter with the classy woman at the mall or what the Templetons were keeping hidden from her.

Miranda, still dazed, inquired, “Where are we going?!?”

Andrew did not respond to her query; instead, he merely stated that she would find out when they arrived. Finally, she remained silent throughout the journey, not looking at Andrew since she was preoccupied with how Claudia had endured while she was away at the castle.

The car came to a halt in front of yet another enormous shopping complex. “Y