Theodore looked away from the screen in front of him to face Luke the moment he heard him coming. He had known this would happen sooner or later after seeing how Luke reacted earlier. No, this confrontation was inevitable, even if Luke hadn't found out. Grace would have told him once she woke up. If she hadn't, Theodore wouldn't have kept quiet about it.

Thinking of the girl who had gotten hurt because of his mistake made him clench his fists. If it weren't for her quick actions, he might have been the one in her place. He couldn't believe he had made such a blunder, and he had been thinking she would hold him back when he found her hiding behind some rocks alone. Of course he couldn't leave her alone in such a dangerous place, especially when she was covered in blood.

He never thought she and the kid would ever separate. They were practically connected at the hip. It was strange that sh