Zoe didn’t want him to see her when she was down. Averting her gaze, she said in a broken voice, “I’m fine!”

After a brief pause, she added, “Have Deborah bring the kids down. I’m not going in there tonight.”

However, Mason didn’t move at all.

Underneath the gentle glow of the moonlight, he stared at her intensely, not willing to miss out on any expressions on her face. He even asked her point blank, “Have you been crying?”

“No!” She couldn’t stand it when he stared at her like this. It wou