Liam closed his laptop halfway, his full attention now on her. “Where have you been, Mama?” he asked, his tone deceptively calm.

Carla gulped. “Uh… I was out meeting my friend.”

His brow arched, though he kept his expression unreadable. “Jenny, I guess?”

“Of course,” Carla replied quickly, plastering on a wider smile.

Liam nodded, his face void of emotion as he reopened his laptop. “Right.”

But she noticed the way his jaw tightened, the slight clench of his fists before they relaxed again. He knew.

Her heart sank.

Unbeknownst to Carla, Liam had come home early, curious to surprise her and spend time with Dom. Instead, he found the...