Brandon narrowed his eyes, and I instinctively tightened my grip on him. "Is that true?"

"Why would you say that?" he asked, turning the question back on me.

I was about to tell him that Bree had mentioned it when Ellie's voice called out from afar. "Maddie, your phone's been ringing nonstop!"

She was running toward us as she spoke, but with her heart condition, she shouldn't be running at all.

"Okay, I got it," I said as I quickly stood up from Brandon's lap and rushed over to Ellie.

The call was from Bree, and she had called several times. It seemed like there was something urgent.

"Bree," I answered the phone.

"Maddie, why didn't you pick up? I was starting to worry something had happened!" Bree's voice was filled with concern.

"No, I just didn't have my phone with me."

Bree let out a sigh of relief. "You had me imagining all sorts of terrible things."

sure to keep it with me next time." I promised her, then asked, "Bree, is

absolutely furious,"

smiled softly. "Who's upset you this time?

he did, I'd clobber him." Bree's fierce tone came

was still in the picture, which meant Chris' name would inevitably come up

that woman, and now he's up and left." Bree's

wanted to

caused this rift, so I didn't press for details. Instead, I tried to soothe her. "Bree, he's probably just angry and needs

it's more than that. He's already made arrangements with Conrad. He's dead set on never coming back and cutting all ties with the Gildon

words made me frown

tell Conrad?" I

the company over to Conrad and asked him to look after you," Bree spat out, her voice dripping w "Listen to what he's saying. It's like he's leaving a final will. He's clearly planning to cut us off for good."

to console her. After

plane, I ventured, "Bree, maybe it's just him talking out of anger,

didn't seem to catch on. Instead, she huffed, "What reasons? He just wants

at a loss

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