Chapter 15

After getting hung up on again, Liam felt a deep, crushing sense of helplessness. The light in his eyes dimmed considerably. Just from seeing his expression, Thomas and Mariana realized something was wrong and spoke with increased urgency. "What did Mia say?" Even now, Liam hadn't told his parents that things between him and Mia had fallen apart so badly that they were now complete strangers. So, he couldn't bring himself to repeat her firm and cutting words. All he could do was keep it vague and said, "She doesn't want Mr. and Mrs. Torres to know about this situation, so she's not really interested in meeting and wants us to go back home." Hearing this, Thomas' and Mariana's hearts sank. When they first learned about this whole mess, they had hoped that once everything was out in the open, it would be wonderful for the Torres and Clarke families to become even closer. That was, if the two could let bygones be bygones and rekindle their relationship. But before any of that, the