Vanessa was both anxious and helpless, so she dialed Luca’s number again. Once again, it was Grandpa Kensington who answered.

Not caring about her confusion, Vanessa cried, “Grandpa, please, can you let Luca come back, just for a moment? Isla refuses to eat, and I really don’t know what to do. I’m afraid she’ll starve…”

Before she could finish her sentence, Grandpa Kensington hung up the phone.

Vanessa stared at her phone in disbelief.

At that moment, Luca had just ...