Chapter 5

In the fifth year, Edward's mother, Grace Crane, showed up.

She took a six-hour bus ride from her hometown to our place.

She walked in with a sour face and dropped her suitcase right in the living room.

I poured her a cup of coffee and handed it over.

She didn't even bother to take it. "Susan, I need to talk to you about something."

She sat down on the couch, crossed her legs, and sized me up from head to toe. "You know about Edward's kid out there, right?"

I froze, the cup still in my hand.

So she…