chapter 38

Chapter 38

Brandon disconnected the call and gave Emma his full attention.

"Emma." He started but she interrupted him.

"Was that about my mother?" She asked him.

"Emma.."

"Answer the question, Brandon. Was that about my mother?" She asked him in a stern voice.

She held unto the hope that the conversation she had just heard was not about her mother. The mother who was dead wasn't hers. She wanted to believe it so badly but her gut was saying something else.

Brandon swallowed and avoided her gaze. He did not have the heart to tell her that her mother was dead. This wasn't how he planned on her finding out about her mother even if he had no idea how was going to go about telling her.

"No…no. That's not possible. I visited the hospital. I spoke with her. I…"

"When was the last time you spoke with her?" Brandon asked her.

"I told you, it was before I found out someone had sent people to kill me. There is no way my mother would be dead in just a few weeks." She said to him,

Emma was sure h