Chapter 38

Gwyneth couldn't help but worry, her mind spiraling toward the worst-Mom was probably fighting with Dad again, all because of Violet.

But Dad was already back. Weren't they supposed to head over to Grandpa's place now?

Right now, Gwyneth was actually a little annoyed with her mom and secretly wished she wouldn't have to see her at all.

She knew that as soon as Mom came home, Dad would follow, and any plans to visit Violet would be off the table.

"They're here," someone said.

McNeil gripped Victoria's hand tightly, making it clear he had no intention of letting go.

"Get in the car. Don't give the kids a reason to laugh at us," he said under his breath.

Victoria had no choice but to follow him into the car.

Gwyneth watched as her parents walked over, hand in hand, and only then did she climb back into the car herself.

back seat, immediately scrambling between her parents and

McNeil finally let

little chatterbox, her words tumbling out non- stop as

her daughter about to bring up Violet

hadn't been there, Victoria suspected, Gwyneth would mention Violet every

sound if anyone heard about this? After all these years raising her daughter, the

worst part

drive from McNeil's place. The whole way there,

glanced at the screen and saw a

you send in

Ailie?

immediately: "Yes, that was

The name, the school, the major—all matched up, but I was scared to ask in case I got it wrong." Ailie had been her classmate back at Northriver University

overseas, things changed. Her mother had wanted her to study music and art, but Victoria had secretly gone off to Stanford to study fluid mechanics, eventually earning a master's in

herself into her studies and lost

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