Chapter 40: Intermission 1

~ Country A -

As Trey walked out of Valerie's hospital room, he couldn't shake off the vivid memory of the pair of brown eyes staring back at him, as he approached Mr. Lynn,

“Your daughter needs you now,” Trey said, hoping to mark out Mr. Lynn's reaction, when he referred to Valerie as his daughter.

Mr. Lynn, however, was prepared for any attack and responded calmly,

“I will, thank you for being there for my niece, I know I haven't been the best uncle to her, so you being there for her means a lot to me.” He was acknowledging that he had not been the best uncle to Lisa. Trey thought as he nodded.

Although he attempted to hide his increasing worry, he couldn't help the anticipation laced in his voice when he asked.

“How is your daughter doing? Where is she now?” But his expectations were short-lived when Mr. Lynn smiled and replied.

“She is doing fine, she got married a few years back, I don't know if Valerie mentioned it to you.”

‘Well, that's a first’ Trey thought, his