“Kyran?” Deirdre said calmly, “He injured his vocal cords, so he became mute and can only communicate with us through the phone.”

“Mute?” Hoyt frowned. “Are you sure?”

“Yes,” Deirdre replied with a smile. “What’s the matter? Why does it sound like you’re implying something?”

Hoyt did not know how to put the question in his head into words. ‘If Kyran is mute, then why did Dad say he can talk?’

His father was very confident of it, so the probability of him lying was close to zero. In other words, Kyran was lying to Deirdre.

Hoyt fell silent.

Deirdre was confused and asked, “Mr. Leigh? Why aren’t you talking?”

Hoyt looked at Deirdre. He did not know if he should tell Deirdre the truth or not. “Miss McKinnon, how long have you known Mr. Reed?”

“How long have I known him?” Deirdre counted with her fingers and replied, “It isn’t long. About three months or so.”

Even Deirdre herself was stunned for a moment when she said that. Deep inside her heart, she felt like she had known Kyr