After leaving Liliana''s apartment, Hogan was heading back to the office when his phone rang. It was Will Zade. "What is it?"


    "Mr. Hogan Everly, do you remember the man responsible for your ident?" Will asked. "We were supposed to arrange a meeting, but... hemitted suicide this morning."


    Hogan paused, his brow furrowing. "Committed suicide?" The drunk driver had put him in a hospital bed for over a week. He despised the man and had told Finnian he wanted to see him face-to-face. Finnian had been making the arrangements. He never imagined the man would kill himself.<fn4e31> Find the newest release on find?novel</fn4e31>


    "Yes, at the station. They found him toote," Will exined. "What are your instructions?" Will suspected something was off about the suicide and was asking if Hogan wanted him to investigate.


    Hogan agreed it was strange. "Look into it," he ordered.


    "Right away, Mr. Hogan Everly."


    ***


    Nothing stays secret for long. News of Amara''s uing trip eventually reached Mr. Kevin Everly, who, in a state of rm, immediately called and asked her to


    When Amara arrived at the family estate, Mr. Everly met her at the door, leaning on his cane. He took her hand. “Ama, where are you going? Why are you leaving without telling your grandfather?"


    Amara gently took his arm and guided him back to the sofa. "I''m just going traveling, Grandpa. I''ve barely been anywhere all these years. I''ve never really had a chance to explore the country."


    "How long will you be gone?" he asked, his voice edged with anxiety.


    Amara and Finnian were his favorite grandchildren. With Finnian constantly busy with work, he rarely saw him. If Amara wasn''t around either, he would be terribly lonely.


    "Just a few months," Amara said with a smile. "Maybe half a year, a year at most, then I''ll be back."


    She was nearly four months pregnant, and a small bump was already starting to show. She had taken to wearing loose tops to hide it with six months of pregnancy to go, plus another month for recovery, it would be the better part of a year before she could travel freely again. She nned to return to Wye to see him as soon as she was able.


    Mr. Everly was disappointed but knew he couldn''t stop her. He squeezed her hand. "You be careful out there. Have your fun, bute back soon. Don''t stay away too long."


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    Amara nodded and promised to visit him the moment she was back in town. As she was leaving, she ran into a refined, handsome middleaged man-Andrew Everly, whom she had met brieffy once before. The moment he saw her, his


    eyes locked onto her face and


    refused to move.


    Remembering he was Finnian''s father, Amara felt a wave of disgust at his inappropriate stare. She turned to leave without a word.


    "Amara," Andrew called after her.


    She stopped. "Is there something you need?" she asked, her tone devoid of the respect usually afforded to an elder.


    Andrew didn''t seem to mind. He walked up to her, his eyes still roaming over her. "I hear my son and Ms. Porter have made things official. Are you just gong to stand by and do nothing? Have you really given up on him?"