Alden: Honey, can you wait a little longer? Mom is still having a hard time being left alone. I'll leave in five minutes and come to pick you up right away.

Alden: Just a moment, Sweetheart. Sorry for being late.

Aurora took a slow breath after rereading the short message Alden sent an hour ago. Checking her gold Aigner watch wrapped around her left wrist, the time showed twenty minutes past six.

Initially, Aurora intended to remain patient. She even tried to contact Alden, but he didn't pick up several of her calls.

Convinced that there was no hope of meeting her lover today, Aurora decided to leave the restaurant...