Chapter 161

It was the third day, and Mara was getting excited about welcoming Keegan back. She never thought she'd miss someone this bad. But she did miss Keegan. No matter how she busied herself with her friends, hanging out, and talking about their plans, or how she spends time with Cody.

Mara was at Charlotte's, spending the day while waiting for Cody to finish school. They were discussing their future night out when she received the call. It sounded like an older man, his voice was low and at the same time sounded gruff she was about to end the call when he told her not to.

"Please, I'm sorry if I'm invading your privacy, Mara, this is your grandfather. My name is Rueben Newton. I believe your mother is our daughter, Marcella."

Mara was silent as if she was hypnotized by his voice alone. She had thought about what she would say when she got in touch with her grandparents. But she never did expect one of them to get in touch with her. Though their PI, Brooks Langston had f