POV: Felix

I stood behind the tall bushes in the garden, my heart racing as I watched Mom and Victoria chatting like two besties that are just seeing each other after a long time. 

I am well aware of Mom’s objection about my relationship with Victoria, it has been evident from the start. She had made numerous attempts to undermine our relationship, going as far as trying to pay Victoria off to leave me and telling Gramps terrible things about Victoria and her family. 

I am well aware of all this and yeah, I pretend to be ignorant of this because she is my mom after all and I can...