Chapter 61

[ZARA]

Two days passed in absolute anxiety. And now the moment I had been dreading since the second Maddox handed me the property papers of mom’s shop was finally staring me in the face.

There was so much to unfold this time. So much had changed since the last time I saw mom.

And Brandon.

Hesitation crept on my nerves as I drew another deep breath and held the strap of my bag tighter.

“I can talk to them if you prefer it that way,” Maddox whispered next to me, tapping a finger on the steering wheel, his gaze firm on me. “There’s no need to do it alone.”

“No. I want to do this on my own,” I said for the millionth time perhaps, and as stubborn as the last time. But the thing was, no matter how much stronger I was trying to make myself feel, the more nervous I was growing.

It was mom we were talking about after all. It was Brandon. The two most important people in my life. I knew the moment they would hear about the marriage, they were going to flip. Especially Brandon. Mom at least knew