ASHTON
"Are you sure?"
"Yes sir. I ran a deep background check on Ms. Cree and discovered a specific timeframe when she volunteered at a home for the elderly two years ago. The records show that she was particularly fond of one of the patients there. His name is Patrick Sawyer."
Chills run down my back.
Patrick Sawyer? I mumble in my head. Who is he? Is he my biological father who's rumored to be dead? If he isn't, how is this man related to my family? What's his relationship with Cree? Why did he tell her those secrets? Does father know about this man?
Speaking of the devil, I jolt in surprise when father pats my shoulder. Instinctively, my informant hangs up the call.
"What's the problem, son? Why are you so jittery?"
Son? It's been a while since he used that term.
"Want to have a meal with us?"
I glance at my brothers and mother who beam up at me. Is father seriously being kind to me because he believes I have gotten rid of Demi, his enemy? I shrug my shoulders.