Bright's POV:
"Welcome, brother," Raymond said as he pulled the door open for me. He was wearing a yellow top and blue jean shorts. I saw him smile at Nini, but she looked away.
Raymond was 28 years old. After my mother's passing, Dad had remarried Raymond's mother, and she gave birth to him.
Though Raymond acted like he was nice and friendly, I knew there was something more up his sleeve.
"Is Dad home?" I asked Raymond. I had no business being here if my father wasn't around.
"Of course. Come in, brother—and my lovely sister-in-law," Raymond said, his voice laced with excitement. But I made no effort to correct him. If he chose to call Nini his sister-in-law, that was his business, not mine.
I walked into the living room of the luxury duplex. The house was painted white, with beauti
