"Mom," Max greeted with a sigh as his mother opened the door to his childhood home. Alicia smiled and offered him a kiss on the cheek. Max begrudgingly allowed his mother to kiss him before entering the house into the grand foyer. He turned and looked at Alicia suspiciously.

"Where's Dad?" Max demanded, his gaze drifting toward the direction of his father's office.

Alicia frowned and rolled her eyes. "He's in the parlor." She then turned and made her way toward the ...