The sound of her voice calling out his name, his old nickname that she often called out of affection, made Michael’s heart skip a beat.

A long time, indeed. He had waited for this moment for so, so long.

Fourteen years of waiting to meet her again.

She could never imagine how much he had missed her.

“Lange nicht mehr gesehen,” Michael said with a smile, skillfully concealing his true emotions from his expression. “Long time no see, Hailey.”

Camille’s mouth opened in surprise. “You… You know German?” she said, clearly caught off-guard.

“Yeah. I studied in Germany for a while,” Michael said. “Do I sound awkward?”

Since Hailey’s father...