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."

I promised her, then asked,

absolutely furious," Bree

you

him." Bree's fierce tone came through as she said, "It's Chris, that

was still in the picture, which meant Chris' name would inevitably come up in my life. "What did he do this

ties with us for that woman, and now he's up and left." Bree's voice

wanted to sever

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

He's already made arrangements with Conrad. He's dead set on never coming back and

made me frown

did he tell Conrad?" I

wouldn't be around to fulfill his duties as a son. He even handed 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

how to console her. After

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

was subtly probing Bree, but she didn't seem to catch on. Instead, she huffed,

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