Chapter 43

He hesitated for a moment, contemplating why he was texting Grace instead of talking to her in person. Something was holding him back, a barrier he couldn’t quite define. But he knew he had to do it for his mom’s sake.

After a few minutes of struggling, he picked up his cell phone and sent Grace a message.

“Hi. Well, the thing is, Mom suddenly called me and asked us to join dinner this Saturday night, and we hadn’t met them yet, so I couldn’t turn her down, so I accepted it before asking you. I hope it’s okay for you as well,” he informed her that they were going to have dinner at his house on Saturday, following his mom’s request. It was a message that needed to be sent, yet he couldn’t shake the unease he felt about it.

Surprisingly, Adam was waiting for Grace’s reply, something he rarely did for anyone. He watched as the message showed as read but received no response. It was an unusual situation, and Adam let out another sigh as he put the cell phone back on th