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.”

last person Uncle Robert saw before he died, but it seemed everyone else

right. He jumped from 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

completely filled with thoughts about Christopher after leaving the hospital that I ignored both Crystal’s taunts as well

even though I really disliked them,

street, I saw Mom and Darius on the other side. They seemed to be having an unpleasant conversation, judging by the angry look on Mom’s face. Darius, on the other hand,

 

couple. I waited until Mom drove off in her car before

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

shook my head. “I just happened

 

help Chris out, but it looks like our past feelings for each other weren’t enough to change her mind!” Darius said with a wry smile and an inexplicable look of

me and Chris becoming enemies or him being unable to protect the beautiful memories he had with

former

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