"Grace..." Unable to stop her, Debbie called out to me.

I instinctively stood up, but before I could say anything, she erupted first. "Grace, you really have a way with things. Even after the divorce, you still managed to get him back here for a meal. What exactly are you trying to do?"

I couldn’t be bothered to respond. Instead, I turned to Tyler and said, "Your person is here."

This wasn’t my problem to deal with—I wanted to see how Tyler would ...