After a brief silence, Ava asked again, "Do you often meet with Asher's father?"

 

"Yes," Isabella answered honestly.

 

"He hasn't taken advantage of you, has he?" Ava continued.

 

"Not yet," Isabella said.

 

Ava nodded, perhaps not paying much attention to the word "yet" that Isabella added before "not."

 

She sighed in resignation. "Between men and women, once a child is involved, it's hard to cleanly sever ties. You've been together for so long, what kind of person is he?"

 

Ava thought Isabella was too young and only judged people by their appearances. Moreover, when Asher was born, she only met Asher's father once, and he was quite handsome. Men like...