Aidan's reaction was telling. He froze for a moment and then furrowed his brow as he took my phone. "What's this?"
I watched his face closely and smiled. "It's what I mentioned before, the stabbing pain in my head that you said was nothing."
Cathy's face remained calm, but I could see her stiffness as she pretended to be calmly soothing Alex.
"Does it still hurt?" Aidan leaned in, examining my scalp as if to himself. "How did this happen? It didn't look like this a few days ago. We definitely need to see a doctor."
"Yes, I asked Cathy about it a few days ago, and she said it was fine too. But today, the hairdresser noticed it immediately. He took a picture because he didn't want to be held responsible. Honey, shouldn't we get it checked out?" I directly involved Cathy, making it clear
