Chapter 165

By the time the next morning arrived, Elena had everything packed up. She came downstairs and, as always, found her brother already at the dining table, his tablet in one hand and black coffee in the other.

She greeted him first. “Morning.”

Josh looked up briefly, nodding at her with a small twitch at the corner of his mouth. “Morning.”

Elena grabbed a chair and sat facing him. “We need to talk.”

He nodded without peeling his gaze from the screen. “Sure. What is it?”

“I’m leaving for Sydney, and I’m taking Caleb with me, if that’s okay with you.”

That seemed to get his attention. He looked up, frowning. “Let me guess. Simon invited you to spend the weekend with him.”

Elena’s eyes widened, never expecting him to know the real reason without her saying anything at all. “Wait. How did you know?”

Josh sighed, guiding his gaze back to the screen and taking a sip of his coffee. “The mention of Sydney gave it away. Simon has a project going on there. It’s practically all over the news.”

Well,