On the other side of the estate and in the West Wing, Geneva and her chief maid, Katie, were in front of Brad's room. It had been a while since Geneva had noticed the subtle change in her second son. After not seeing Brad with them for their meals for two consecutive days, she marched up to his room hat morning, but Brad refused to open the door for her. A situation quite similar to one she had experienced before.
"Brad! Brad, open up!"
Turning to Katie, Geneva let out an exasperated sigh.
"Not again! Is my second son going to follow in the footsteps of his older brother? What is happening to my boys?!" Katie had knocked several times without a response, but they both knew he was in the room. Apart from a few workers who passed, the whole corridor was so quiet that Geneva thought she was in Ian's East Wing. Brad's part of the estate was the most lively in their home. The changes had been subtle initially, so Geneva had never thought much about it.
