"Cremated?" Hannah froze in place, murmuring, "What... What did you say?"
"Yes, Mrs. Carter, your son has passed away... on his birthday," the assistant revealed.
Hannah's knuckles turned white as she gripped her phone. "Why didn't you tell me? Did Calvin stop you from telling me the truth?"
The assistant replied timidly, "It wasn't Mr. Carter's instruction. You said you wanted to spend time with Mr. Parker and didn't want anyone to disturb you. The director couldn't reach you that day, so they called me to confirm. You were drinking and told me to handle it myself."
'So, that's the truth,' I thought. Hannah could have learned the truth sooner, but she was too busy with her ex-boyfriend to even see her son one last time. The most ridiculous part was that she actually thought I hid it f
