"Dead... dead?" Granny Grayson's face went white. A few seconds later, she collapsed toward the floor. "Xavier!" Xavier Grayson caught her in time and carefully helped her sit down. Granny Grayson's mouth hung open, trembling. Finally, she broke down in sobs. "A sin... what sin has our Grayson family committed to deserve this..." Hearing her agonized cries, Xavier Grayson suddenly regretted telling the old lady about Noah. But there were things he had to get to the bottom of. For instance—did his father know Noah was alive? Why had Lana Rose used a dead infant to deceive everyone, sending the newborn Noah to America to be raised in secret? Xavier Grayson had wondered about these questions back then too. Given Lana Rose's history, Xavier Grayson had guessed part of the truth: Noah

