The man seemed to pause for a second, then nodded. “Your mother and I used to be classmates.”

“Classmates?” Ava was surprised again.

The man nodded, his gentle eyes never once moving away from Ava's face. However, his expression started to look a little serious.

“Your mother and I knew each other many years ago, but I left Glendale to study medicine. It’s been more than ten years since I left. I didn’t have your mother’s contact information during that period of time and we only got in touch