“Neighbor?” This seemed to catch Emery’s attention. She asked hurriedly, “When was this?”

“Just yesterday.” I didn’t think she would be so surprised at the news. “He moved into that villa opposite my house.”

“Oh my god,” Emery gasped, placing her hand on her chest in apparent shock.

A moment later, she seemed to recover herself. “So you’ve met each other already? And I’m guessing several times?”

“Yes. We had dinner together last night too. Why? Is something wrong?” Now I was the worried one. I recalled yesterday night’s dinner situation. I mumbled to myself, “Marcus doesn’t seem to like Ashton very much.”

“Hmph, shoot me dead if he does,” Emery spat.

“What did you say?” I didn’t know if I had heard her correctly.

“Nothing,” Emery said before changing the topic. “What do you think of Ashton’s son?”

“He’s a very interesting kid.” I couldn’t help but smile when I thought of Gregory. “You know, a while back he used to call me Mommy.”

my words. Staring intently at me, she blurted, “You

you could hear

Testing the waters, I asked, “Emery, you’re

Emery was really telling the

features into a serious mask and

began to waver at her bold

like a jokester, I knew she wouldn’t mess around when she dealt with serious issues.

has never publicly revealed the identity of Gregory’s biological mom. How can it be

truth, why am I engaged to Marcus? Is Emery telling me that Marcus has been lying

myself, trying to calm my nerves. “Does this mean Ashton and

The two of you were never separated. Even if you did, it was to protect each other. You were always in love with each

Clink!

my hand knocked against an ashtray on the

calmed myself down before addressing Emery, “I know you have nothing to gain from lying to me. But you must understand, there’s a lot to process from what you

I could finish my sentence, I heard a

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