Isaac slammed the laptop shut upon hearing the news. "What's going on?"

"Mom went on a blind date."

Daniel relayed truthfully, "Grandpa really liked him, and Mom seemed pretty into him too."

Isaac hadn't seen this coming. Brittany, fresh from her vacation, choosing to dive into the dating scene was a shocker.

"What did your mom do with him?"

"They had dinner."

"Look, you need to keep an eye on her for the next few days, make sure she doesn't get too chummy with strangers, got it?"

"But what if Mom wants to go-" Daniel hesitated.

"Then you tag along. Gives me a chance to scope out the competition."

Brittany agreeing to a blind date was beyond Isaac's wildest expectations. But then again, he figured, he had probably scared her off.

After hanging up, Isaac fired off a video call to Elijah: "We need to speed things up. I've got three months tops to go public." Ever since his car accident, to the outside world, Isaac was as good as dead. Now, he was just one of Elijah's executives. "Why the sudden rush?" Elijah was curious. Isaac wasn't known for being impulsive.

Isaac thought to himself, if he didn't act fast, he'd lose his wife for good!

"Just do it."

out about Brittany's date with Willard. Everything

frowned. "He's really gone head over heels

cliff for Brittany nearly cost him his life, and yet, here he was, still

"Guess that's

himself felt no

...

stayed in touch, greeting each other daily. Willard was careful not to overstep, which

clutching his pillow, peeked into the master bedroom: "Mom, where are you

up in light makeup, was a departure from her usual crisp and clean appearance. She slipped into a black mermaid skirt paired with a white blouse, radiating feminine allure without being overly sensual. "I'm off to an

bells rang in Daniel's

are you going on a

What if Dad came back and

"Not really."

She and Willard were still just friends, not quite

pillow: "Can

I've

beforehand about bringing Daniel, it might have been fine. But showing up unannounced with Daniel would be

crestfallen: "Then, I'll just

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