Rachel Wood chuckled. “They are your parents, after all. What if they died in front of our house? How could I let that happen?

“I may not like them, and I even considered ignoring them, but I wouldn't wish death on anyone,” she added.

Sebastian Brenand felt his heart soften at her words.

He let out a bitter laugh as he ran his fingers through her hair affectionately. “You, my dear, are an idiot. You are the biggest and kindest idiot in the world.

“My parents would never kill themselves! They