On the sixteenth day of the new year, Adrian Hadley left for Aldermere to start school.

Jeremy Hale drove him there himself and planned to stay a few days until Adrian settled in before heading back to Kingsward.

The packing had been handled by both Mrs. Summers Sr. and Scarlett Summers. Aldermere ran cold, so Mrs. Summers Sr. had loaded Adrian up with enough winter clothes to fill two large suitcases — no problem on a private jet — and the apartment waiting for him ...