It was late morning, yet the Salem sun beat down on the terracotta tiles by the pool of the Sterling villa, a heat that seemed to seep into the very bones of the people as well as the building alike.

There was apple juice and mango juice among the items Benjamin brought.

“Why did he bring two separate juices?” Rebecca wondered in her mind. “Was one of those for himself? Does he want to sit next to her and drink?”

Obviously, she couldn’t ask him directly.

“What?” Rebecca’s eyebrow, a perfect, sc