Dennis hesitated again, his usually open expression clouded with unease. Seeing my determination, he finally sighed, his shoulders slumping. "He'll come to find you, Aubrey. He just... said he couldn't see you today."
"Why?" I demanded, my voice low.
Dennis didn't answer. He simply looked away, avoiding my gaze like a man who had been sworn to silence.
***
The world outside had changed so much in six years that I felt like a dinosaur in a digital world. The villa was equipped with the latest technology, including computers and phones more advanced than anything I'd seen before.
I sat at the sleek glass desk in the study, running my fingers over the smooth keys of a state-of-the-art laptop. It took me a while to get the hang of it, but once I did, my curiosity led me to type a name I hadn't dared search for until now: Cayden Cooper.
The results appeared in a flash and I felt the floor tilt beneath me. Article after article chronicled his meteoric rise to success, the empire he had built and his impeccable public image as a respected entrepreneur.
And then I saw it.
[Family status: Married.]