He had not reminded his mother what Rachel had sacrificed for him.
He had only asked, “What am I supposed to do?”
And his mother had given him an answer Rachel never expected.
“Start separating your life from hers.”
Rachel looked down at the arm that had reached through fire to save Daniel.
The same arm now covered in healing scars.
Then Claire revealed something else.
Daniel’s week-long client trip had never existed on the agency calendar.
It was not a business emergency.
It was not work.
