Xander stared at Martha's picture on his phone, taken during their first-year anniversary. She was smiling brightly, full of life and joy.
He couldn't reconcile that vibrant image with the tragic accident caused by Valerie Brown's carelessness.
Lost in his thoughts, a call from his mother popped up on his screen. He took a deep breath, wiped the tears from his cheeks, and pressed the answer button.
"Hello, Mom," he answered, trying to conceal his emotions.
"Alexander, don't forget to come home early. We're having dinner with the Brown family tonight. We'll officially discuss your engagement with their daughter, my future daughter-in-law," his mother explained, leaving him speechless.
If only he could tell her that her "future daughter-in-law" was the woman who killed the person he lo
