Cole's POV

I stood outside the restaurant staring at the street in blankness, my mind a battleground of thoughts that I was unable to stop.

I could still hear what Barnabas had said. Cole, you ought to visit her.

I chuckled. Visit her?

A woman who treated me like a scum. Using every opportunity at her disposal to throw hurtful words at me.

She ruined my childhood. If it weren't for my grandfather and then Aunt Margot..I would have died a long time ago. Rotting in the grave.

Hurtful ...