Hailey took more than half an hour to return to Heron Peninsula from Christian’s house. When she opened the door and entered the house, Travis and Rochelle were just finishing dinner and drinking tea.

She composed herself and greeted them politely, “Mother, Travis. Do you have time to come see me?”

During her journey back home, Hailey had already thought about it. No matter what, she had to pretend that she had a terrible relationship with Travis and that they rarely interacted ...