Chapter 82

A classmate glanced over at him curiously, “Are you looking for her for something?”

Brandon just shook his head, “Nope.”

“Thanks.”

After murmuring another quick thank you, Brandon looked up, scanning the sparsely filled seats in the classroom, reminiscing about the times he’d come here to find her engrossed in a book in the corner.

That evening, Brandon was on the flight back to West district.

He drove himself to the airport, solo. Leaving the hotel, he bumped into Daniel and Patricia, fellow guests there.

of them did a double–take at

Frost’s family is

handsome face as impassive as ice,

faltered into

man, but Brandon had always been lukewarm towards

win Brandon over–after all, he wasn’t her biological son, and not meddling suited her just fine. But she had married a

easy with what she had to offer. Her plan had been

university, and later landed a job with

at work caught Daniel’s attention, and she was soon working closely with him. But what

and the young boy needed a mother figure. Daniel saw in Patricia the perfect

love–it was convenience. A cushy life was what she wanted, and

time to get Daniel’s attention, so naturally, she didn’t want any mess in her married life. Knowing how much Brandon meant to Daniel and his grandfather, she went out of

had always been resistant to her efforts. While not outright confrontational, he

her position in the family was solidified, she wouldn’t have to keep playing nice with Brandon. But Daniel continued to spoil

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