Chapter 12

“Hello Devlin…” Amber hesitated a bit. But she wants to cook a nice dinner for him before she goes home to her marmee. That is the only way she thinks she could repay his kindness towards her.

She waited for Devlin to say something but the other line was quiet except the background sound of cars honking. He must be driving somewhere.

“Devlin, can you hear me? I am not sure what you are doing but do you want me to hang up?” It took Colton a full minute to respond to Amber. She could hear his deep breathing.

“Yeah, don’t hang up. I’m here. I just had to do something.” He lied. He is actually seething with anger right now. He blamed Amber for everything. Had she not met his grandma that day on her appointment at the hospital, he wouldn't get entangled with this mess. His grandma would have not made that drastic decision if she hadn’t been very sick. Amber’s appearance could have reminded his grandma of her wish to marry someone from her family to her friend, Amelia’s bloodline.

Devli