Breakfast was quiet. It was a different kind of silence. It wasn’t the one that was condescending and mocking. This one was respectful, in awe. Liam noticed the looks Esther and Sofia gave him, like he was someone they didn’t recognize and automatically needed to seek his favor. He could only imagine what they had been thinking of him these last few days. Esther couldn’t hold back her curiosity. She leaned in and tapped her spoon on the table to catch his attention while studying him critically.
“Hey, Liam. I heard you got my daughter a gift. We know you didn’t have access to such money, so where did you get it?”
Liam looked at Taylor. She had been staring at him, so she automatically shifted her gaze to something else behind him. Last night when he had returned late and wet, she’d taken
