~Alistair~

After having lunch at the Chinese restaurant, Garrett and his sister had left in Jenny's car, as we hadn’t come together. While I had come from one of the warehouses, where I had gone to check out the materials that had arrived from Texas for our building project, Jenny and Garrett had arrived straight from home, same with Eliana, who was sitting by my side, scrolling through her phone.

I cleared my throat. “Your driver isn’t here yet?” I asked, trying to start up a conversation, as she had basically been ignoring me ever since I supported what Jenny had said about letting people not be aware of the...