Seeing that it was getting dark, Vanessa glanced at William and suggested, “It’s getting late. Why don’t you go home and get some rest? I’ll stay here and take care of things.”

William shook his head. “I’ll stay with Mariah. You both should go home and rest.”

Vanessa hesitated, feeling the weight of the complex relationships between everyone involved, which only made her headache worse.

Luca watched with a detached look and said to Vanessa, “Vanessa, maybe we should go. ...