It took Devon two decades of giving Chloe his all to earn the Johnson elders’ approval.

He was not the only childhood friend Chloe had growing up. There was Laurence, Sonny, et cetera, but Devon was from Annenburg, which gave him the proximity advantage.

Laurence was Chloe’s brother in name, and they were not related by blood. Even so, Laurence treasured Chloe deeply and doted on her very much. If not for the fact that Noelle came along later and grew up with Laurence, Devon would worry that L