Melissa's smile froze.Standing beside her, her mother chuckled.Bennett put down the gifts, and their grandmother also embraced her grandson. "My eldest grandson, you're back. You look even more handsome now."Bennett remained silent.The siblings' mother brought them inside for dinner.Bennett sat
The police searched the bathroom and checked behind the curtains. They confirmed that Melissa was alone in the room."Where did he go? Be honest, or we'll take you in for questioning."Melissa shook her head. "There's no one else here, just me."At that moment, someone noticed an opened package of c
Julian looked up in shock. "Uncle Kieran, how did you know I've been planning that since sophomore year?"Kieran gave him a cold glance. Did Julian think he could keep such a small secret from him?Julian had once tested the distance of the shed in the backyard during sophomore year. He used scrap p
The Kingsley family managed to gather the ten-billion-dollar ransom and sent it to the specified location. Kieran made it back in the end, but Morgan didn't. Her disappearance remained a mystery.Completely absorbed in the story, Valerie showed no reaction. Her eyes, however, betrayed a sense of co
Call it fate, but Valerie was there with Julian that evening, her bulky clothes making her akin to a penguin. With a red scarf covering half of her face, she watched as the car, where his friend had frantically gone in, drove past.Kieran hadn't noticed Valerie, but fate worked in mysterious ways. T
"I'm thinking of moving out," Julian declared.He realized that Valerie and Kieran weren't planning to move out anytime soon. It would be foolish of him to remain under the same roof as them.Amelia immediately opposed, "That's not possible.""Mom, Uncle Kieran is living here now, isn't he? There's
Kieran was willing to splurge on a luxurious car just so Valerie could practice her driving skills. He even promised to buy her a new one every year once she got the hang of it.On the contrary, Julian had been driving the same car for over two years. He refrained from considering buying a new one e
Melissa saw that Valerie and Julian had each been gifted with a new car and would like one for herself, too. Then again, requesting one from Bennett was the last thing she'd do now.Bennett was still upset by the trouble she had gotten herself into last weekend. For this very reason, Melissa held ba