Chloe kept her thoughts to herself, acting nonchalant in front of Brandon. She just nodded slightly. "Mm-hmm."

"So, Loraine is your mother? How’s she been lately?" As he spoke about her mother, a glimmer of joy appeared in Brandon's eyes, which were beginning to reveal signs of aging.

Chloe was nearly convinced that Brandon had been her mother’s first love.

She looked at the man in front of her. He appeared to be in his early forties, wearing crisp white slacks paired ...