"Tessa, are you seriously suggesting that the person who signed for the package might be my dad's mistress?"
Anastasia clenched her fists, battling to keep her simmering anger in check and her mind steady.
Tessa nodded, suggesting, "Yeah, I've tracked down their address. Maybe we should hire a private detective to check it out..."
"No, I need to see it for myself."
Even if the truth could turn out to be brutal, Anastasia was determined to confront it head-on.
*****
Up to this point, Anastasia refused to believe that Theodore, who loved her and her mother so much, had really cheated...
In Anastasia's recollection, Theodore had only lost his temper with her once.
*****
"Anya! Your mother and I have poured our hearts into raising you to be exceptional!"
"And you're willing to give u
