Ace pounded loudly on the door of the house where Vanessa and Cole stayed. The original owner of the house came to the door and opened it.
It was a middle-aged woman whose only child was away at college. She and Hayden's mum were the ones who took care of him after his parents suddenly died.
"Ace, how are you doing? Come in, come in," she said as soon as she saw him.
He beamed, "Sophia, hello," he said as he entered the house, "I'm here to see Vanessa. And I brought this for you." He presented her with a bag of groceries and a box of Swiss chocolates.
"I know you like them a lot, so I got it from my last trip with Hayden," he explained.
"Oh, thank you, Ace. Thank you so much," Sophia thanked him and hugged him.
She was a small woman, so she only reached his chest. Her soft scent of l
