Brittany felt like she was in another lifetime when she heard William Dillion's name.

"Alright, got it."

Before leaving, Kari gave Brittany a hug. "Brit, stop digging into Mr. Salter's past. I'm worried it's too much for you to handle."

Losing a loved one isn't something you easily get over.

She just couldn't bear to see Brittany in so much pain.

"Kari, you know me. I'd rather be painfully aware than blissfully ignorant."

Kari sighed deeply, knowing Brittany all too well made it even harder to see her suffer.

Brittany had arranged to meet William, who was currently on a business trip.

Upon hearing her request, William sent over a photo of him and Zac from their college days. "Brit, this is the only picture I have left from back then." "William, thank you. If I'm still in town when you get back, dinner's on me."

William gently declined, "I won't be back in town for another two weeks."

In reality, he only needed to be away for a week, but he just couldn't face Brittany-not yet.

for any particular reason; he just didn't want

opened the photo and

striking appearance, even the poor quality of

Brittany saved the photo.

Daniel went out and ended up being brought

didn't try

Daniel, he made sure

Isaac but held back, not

turn in early that

"Brit, come down

She had slept a few hours, enough to feel rested. Since she was back in town, she wanted to catch up with friends. Brittany

bar, she found Hannah, already quite drunk, slumped over the table with

"Hey, bro."

their relationship. Despite his visits to Craneville over the

"You made it."

drink so

but there was no

Derek was never a fan of Hannah's drinking habits, but she was stubborn. The more he protested, the more she insisted on doing it. There

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