Single mother

Both Willis and Lori were taken aback.

Lori blinked in disbelief, the words lingering in the air as it sank slowly to her mind.

“Me…?” She pointed to herself as if she couldn’t believe Arlo was talking to her.

“Is there any other person in this room, Lori? Yes, you. Now go get dressed.” He bit back.

As Lori stormed out of the room, her hate for Ivory increased.

“Arlo found her cheap ass and now thinks he can order me around?”

As she shut the door behind her, the pale room made her even more upset— a reminder of her displacement in Arlo’s life.

She used to live in the room next door, now it was off limits?

“Huh,” she scoffed angrily, “I’m going to make her pay. I’m going to take back my place…”

She paused, a new idea striking at the same time. “This is an opportunity to take back my place…”

But did she really want the place?

“No,” she shrugged, “This is an opportunity to make money.”

With that, she stormed back to the study where Arlo was seen pacing around like a caged animal.

“Wha