"Head toward the north side of the city. I'll direct you when we get close," Karina said.

Wilfred didn't respond, but he quietly pulled up the navigation system. The car smoothly headed in the indicated direction.

The north side was an older, run-down part of town, somewhere Wilfred had never been. His time in Birkham was mostly spent at the hospital, with occasional visits to Nash's place. Even those visits had lessened now that Nash's life had settled into a comfortable routine. Without Karina's directions, he wouldn't have found this area at all.

Eventually, Karina pointed to a small, worn-down house, and Wilfred parked in front of it. As soon as the car stopped, the sound of smashing and shouting spilled out from inside.

"Whatever we ask for, she can't provide! I really don't know why you're still siding with that wretched girl!

"If it weren't for her, do you think Kieran would be like this today?"

last time, what happened to Kieran was

had grown used to it. Wilfred, on the other hand, had no habit of getting involved in other people's family matters. Before she unbuckled her seatbelt to get out, he spoke in his usual calm tone, eyes fixed ahead. "Don't

His disinterest was clear, and there was no room for argument. She sighed inwardly, deciding to thank him in cash tomorrow instead. For now, she needed to deal with what was in front of her. Stepping

"But this is the last time. I'm almost thirty

and angry, cut her off. "Do you realize that because of

words had struck her in

years, Karina's done enough for

for any sign of Kieran Stone. She knew the truth-this so-called suicide attempt was just

money. Over the past six years, I've

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