Chapter 31

When Heidi stepped out of the shower, she immediately noticed the empty space on the bed. Her heart sank. So, now he didn't even want to share the same bed with her. Anger flared within Heidi. She yanked the blanket off, hurled it across the room, and slammed the bedroom door. … The next morning, the blanket she had thrown was gone. The guest room door was left slightly open, and inside, everything was folded neatly. Maverick had already left. After that, Heidi returned to her parents' apartment. Unlike Maverick's family, her family was just an ordinary working-class household. They lived in a plain old apartment complex inside the Fourth Beltway. She had only reached the third floor and hadn't even pulled out her keys when the smell of caramelized pork slipped through the gap under the door. The door swung open before she could reach it. "I told you those footsteps sounded like Heidi! You wouldn't believe me!" Her mother, Rachel Hutson, was wearing an apron. When sh