Byron stood in front of the window for a long time before he pulled out his phone and called his father.

His call went through quickly.

"What's up, Byron?" Benedict had not gone to work that day. He was eating breakfast at home, and he looked up at Melody opposite him when he picked up his son's call.

Melody immediately knew what was going on when she heard it was her son calling. She held out her hand to take the phone from Benedict.

Benedict did not protest, handing her the phone as she w