CHAPTER 55: LIAM

I've decided not to ask Mother what she meant by her ending statement during that dinner. There's no way he knows about the contract, and even if she suspects, which she obviously would, it's still absurd that she'd know the exact contents, including the expiry date of the contract.

If I ask, I would be confirming it. Regardless of how she might have gotten that information, it has nothing to do with me, with us, Emma, and I, we just need to play our roles perfectly.

Speaking of roles, Emma doesn't need to know about this, at all. If she finds out my mother may know about our deal, she'll get too concerned about what she might do with that information.

I look at her, she's seated with Adelina, watching a movie. She looks happy and laughs once in a while. I'm happy she's easing up a bit.

She's calm and stress-free when with Adelina, and the same goes for Adelina as well, I'm grateful for their companionship.

The flight is short, and we arrive in about 30 minutes. I enjoy my own company