Mason shook his head. "I'm fine. I'll wait here. Since we don't have anything to do, let's talk about you.

"I know you didn't intentionally hide your identity to get close to me.

"You've been actively using this Vanessa identity for two years, after all. You couldn't possibly know what would happen two years into the future."

That was why people should learn to think on their feet. A lot of trouble could be avoided with some quick thinking.

Only dumb people like Krystal would be manipulated by someone else.

Olivia told Mason about some of the things that happened to her. Even though she just glossed over the things that Ethan had done, Mason's gaze still grew colder as he looked at Ethan.

"So you hid your true identity for self-preservation?"

"Yes. We haven't found the people that tried to kill me. I've been investigating in secret all these years.

"But the person is a professional. There were scapegoats at every turn. I couldn't get to the mastermind."

Mason patted her o