"No," Brittany didn't want to tell her son that she had developed feelings for a man who was already married. Daniel seemed downcast. "Okay."

Brittany comforted her son until he fell asleep, but she herself tossed and turned, unable to find rest.

Over the past six months, she had tried to uncover things from before her amnesia. Unfortunately, all traces had been erased. No one dared to speak of Daniel's father, not even Daniel himself.

Living now in Craneville and without her prior memories, Brittany had lost touch with old friends like Kari and Hannah. Although Ysabel was close to her, the Lynette family had warned her early on not to mention anything from before Brittany's memory loss.

For six months, Brittany felt like a puppet without thoughts, throwing herself into her work. Yet, every night, she felt a void in her heart, as if something important was missing.

She got up and went downstairs to pour herself a glass of warm milk.

As she was heading back upstairs, she bumped into Holden.

"Hey."

"Why are you still up so late?" Holden frowned. "Is there something troubling you at work?"

"It's not that," Brittany shook her head. She and Holden were fairly close, and he genuinely cared about her.

"Can I ask you something?"

Holden nodded. "Go ahead."

is he no

topic. She had

for a moment before asking, "Why do

must have been close. If he were still around, why

smart, which was why their father valued her so

if you've

not to dredge it up. Just understand that we would never harm you. That's what's

a straight answer, but his response was enough for Brittany to

that café again, and Isaac never reappeared either. She assumed he must have

vacation, and he begged Brittany to take him

her schedule for a week

Yuri heard of their plans and suggested joining

three of them arrived

where Yuri ran into an old friend he hadn't

was a man in his thirties, not particularly striking but with a distinguished

immediately looked

he trying to

in your early thirties now, and all I want is for

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