I had wanted to tell Dad about my marriage with Christopher as it was killing me to keep so many things bottled up, but I held my tongue because I knew he wouldn’t care.

 

“I was just curious, that’s all. Mom seemed to care a lot about Uncle Robert when she spoke to me the other day. She’s really sad about his death, too. Do you know how Uncle Robert died?”

 

Nathan shuddered and said after a brief pause, “The Andersons were quite a prominent family in Avenport back in the day. Robert was a brilliant businessman, but his stubbornness and arrogance got to him and he couldn’t get back up after taking a few huge blows. The Andersons faced bankruptcy after a major project of theirs failed, and Robert… Well, he couldn’t take it and jumped off a building.”

person Uncle Robert saw before he died,

Centurion Tower ten years ago. That building was owned by the Andersons, and your mom has been conflicted about it ever since. It happened shortly after

filled with thoughts about Christopher after leaving the hospital that I ignored both

visit even though I really disliked them, which was

look on Mom’s face. Darius, on the other hand, looked helpless as though he was plagued with guilt. He was trying to tell Mom something, but she

 

to be really close and nearly became a couple. I waited until Mom drove off in

quite a while, only to jump in shock when he noticed me

my head. “I just happened to

 

for each other weren’t enough to change her mind!” Darius said with a wry smile and an inexplicable look of regret on

to me and Chris becoming enemies

former than the latter,

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