PAID

“Have things gotten so bad that my daughter has to extend an olive@@novelbin@@

branch?”

The person who spoke from the doorway was Shane. He was dressed in an impeccable suit, andbehind him was a team of doctors and secretaries, all of whom were lugging their bags. They musthave

gotten off a flight not too long ago.

Naomi grinned and exclaimed in delight, “Dad, you’re home! Where’s

Mom?”

“You know your mom doesn’t cope well with long flights. She’s too tired to make the trip back to themanor, and she can only fall asleep