Mika Summers's eyes widened in shock as she read the text message.
'Grandma isn't going to make it through the night?'
Even if her agreement with Tristan Grayson was void, she still had to see his grandmother one last time.
It was the decent thing to do.
"Stop the car! Stop! I need to get out!" she yelled in a panic at Louise Jordan.
Louise Jordan quickly pulled the car over to the side of the road. She looked back, her expression blank. "What is it, Miss Summers?"
"You're Louise Jordan, right? Tell Tristan something's come up, and I can't go with him to look for a house today." She rushed the words out, then opened the car door to leave.
Seeing this, Louise Jordan's expression darkened. She quickly got out of the car as well, hurrying to block Mika Summers's path. "Wait, Miss Summers. You can't leave!"
