Chapter 24 (Part 2)

“What happened?”

Instead of going to my penthouse, I am now in my brother's villa. The whole ride all the way here was quite long because it's far from the city.

“Do you want to drink something?”

Wine!

Yeah, right. I'm not going to be deceived by that. No alcohol for me for a month.

If... I can take it. Can you imagine a month of not drinking?

“Thanks for asking. A glass of water will be nice.”

We're now in the kitchen of his villa, and it's oddly bigger than my bedroom. This isn't my first time here, but I somehow forgot that his place was this huge.

He places a glass of cold water for me on the counter just beside my hand. I'm sitting on a stool and he's leaning his hips near the door leading to his back lawn.

“How was your day with him? Did he change at all after five years?”

Oh, there it is. I swear, if this conversation is going to turn out to be about my personal life and choices, I will leave even if it means that I need to walk a few miles to reach the highway.

“Trudy, I don't