By night, Clive returned to Thomas's home in search of Eloise. His visit to the court had been somewhat successful, and after hours of standing outside the Hawthorne gates, but not seeing Eloise, he concluded that Eloise was not staying with Damien.
Clive went around to the neighbours, and each one claimed to have never seen Eloise as of late, until he offered money. Then the story changed, and fortunately, a carriage which looked to belong to someone important stopped before Millie's home just as he arrived.
Clive marched up to the front door and pounded his hand against it to wake Millie and Eloise. He should have suspected Millie was up to no good from the start. Millie never knew how to stay out of others' family business.
"Who is trying to break my door?" Millie's voice was heard on the other end.
Clive took a step back and mentally prepared himself to face Millie.
