When we landed, Claire was immediately taken away by her family for a few days of reunion.

I took a cab to the apartment where I was currently staying, and it seemed that Norton had been waiting there for a long time.

The moment he saw me, his eyes lit up, and the smile on his lips slowly faded under the coldness of my gaze.

“Do you have friends around me in Melbourne?” I asked, my smile a mere shadow of mockery.

Otherwise, how would he have known that I was coming back today?

Norton didn’t answer; he just stared at me intently before speaking slowly, “Doreen, I’ve missed you.”...