“Mom… I mean, Alice?” Yanni sounded vulnerable. She was on the verge of tears.

Zoe’s lips trembled. She carried Yanni into her arms, but she didn’t ask or say anything. The fact was that there could only be one answer for it. There was only one answer where it could explain how she ended up with Mason and why he treated her this way.

She was his estranged wife!

Doing everything she could to suppress her own feelings, she held the little girl’s hands and told Luke they’d hail a cab when they were done with dinner.

The old chauffeur checked in with Mason before agreeing to it.

Running her fingers across Yanni’s face, she said, “Let’s go have some dinner!”

Then, she shouldered her school bag and kept holding onto the little girl’s hands, reluctant to let go.

Mom’s back! Yanni thought to herself.

Zoe picked a high-end restaurant for dinner. It was The One Gourmet, a global chain of French restaurants. The moment she stepped into it, the waiter was stunned. She stammered, “Ms. Zoe!