She seemed to realize something was off and trailed off.
"When did she say that?" Howard asked, his voice shaking with emotion. He gripped Nanny Sutton's shoulders so tightly that he hurt her.
"Nine months ago. Didn't you two leave together?"
Howard didn't hear another word Nanny Sutton said. He spun around and left, driving straight for the Xavier Pictures building.
When he arrived at Xavier Pictures, he was met with a sea of unfamiliar faces.
Manager Wright was the one who met with him, a look of confusion on his face. "Second Young Master, after the scandal about you and Jasper broke, Nate... she resigned..."
"Resigned?"
Howard's face was a mask of despair as he walked out of the Xavier Pictures building.
'He'd disappeared for nine months. Was this her way of getting back at him?'
'You silly girl, stop playing games. Where are you?'
