is girl. The arguments got uglier, the trust eroded, and then—At their graduation party, in front of everyone, he humiliated her. Broke off the engagement publicly. Declared his love for the other girl right there on stage."
She pressed the back of her hand to her forehead, swooning dramatically like a Victorian maiden overcome with the vapors.
"ng, more dangerous.
"We need to talk to them first. Feel them out. And absolutely no revealing sensitive information until we're certain they can be trusted."
While Freya and Everly nodded in solemn agreement with Jeremy's assessment, a small hand darted out from beside Freya. Little Max, who had been quietly observing the adults with the unnerving focus of a tiny CEO, snatched the paper Jeremy had just placed on the table.
He held it up, his brow furrowed in concentration as he scanned the dense text.
"Brother Jeremy, you skipped the important part!"
Every head swiveled toward him.
