Chapter 79

The atmosphere at the dining table was lukewarm at best. Mom and Dad were so disappointed that they only had a few bites of their food before they left the dining table to watch the afternoon news, leaving only Brandon and me alone. He asked, "What's going on with you and Steve?" I shot back, "Didn't Isabel tell you?" "What are you talking about? I don't understand." Brandon avoided my gaze while playing with his food on his plate. I spoke cautiously. "Isabel must've known about our relationship, so she could only keep things with you secret. She's afraid to show up here at the Yaxley residence, isn't she? Then… do you know that she and Steve have a daughter together?" Brandon finally set his cutlery down. He didn't look surprised or shocked. He merely said, "If you'd spent all that time targeting Isabel on actually caring about Steve instead, maybe he wouldn't have cheated. Sometimes you need to ask yourself if you're the problem. You can't just blame everyone else." I looked a