not even knowing if her father was dead or alive. And here he was right

in this situation. She didn’t want to offend her father just right of

il could hear the disappointment in his voic

her lip. “We’ve just met, and we’ve only been talking for about five mi

again, running his hand through his hair. “This is my life. I had to cancel three meetings to make this today, and I don’t wa

you cancelled three appointments to make this today, how about we have a good lunch, a

t to have a chance to talk it over with your

been my whole world all my life. I’d never do something

I suppose I should begin telling y

ayfully, and then turned to his left hand a little more serio

“Charlotte is my wife, and Olivi

mean, I’d known that when your driver pi

ing Abigail a once over. “But your p

awful lot like her. Just the vast amount of money to use on clothes and designer accessories and beauty rou

sister, but had been content with what life gave her. But now that the o

Adam answered, and his voice was sincere,

her father, but she could tell he was still being careful about what he told her. She under

safer for the both of them to be within his protected house, covered with se

into dessert, Abigail was sure whic

ust as they were gathering

gail felt he knew what she was referring t

stay with you, for a whi

ke out on Adam’s face for the f

y wanted to know who she was and to keep a relationship with him strong. He didn’t want this

she made the

to come and get you tomorrow. A room will be

place in advance, or if he could simply pull

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looked a little hesitant to simply drop her off outside the building and Abigail had to reassure him that she di

e security said he would simply

bing the stairs, telling him that his security d

ail thought it was best to just leave it. One night of

tment, she found her mother a

down there,” her mom whisp

eepishly. “I think it’s

ply around to her,

egan tentatively, set

t her to blow up, but she still thought it would be better to t

me to come and stay with him for a bit,

hought maybe she’d misinterpreted the situation. Th

id eventually. “And

first,” Abigail answered tentatively. It was the truth; s

ing room. It was tattered and torn, but it held so many memori

go,” her mom said

as to plan everything in advance and even then he might have to cancel, and his security have to check out a place like, hours before, and there’s just so much compli

best memories together were us waking up in our pajamas and having cereal while watching old carto

f relief, so her mother d

r mother paused to give her a moment to truly hear what she was saying to her. “Their world and their lives are so very different from our own. They don’t have friends and family, t

. “Don’t you want me

t,” her mother squeezed her hand tightly. “I am also going to warn you, to be very careful in that world. They are rich and