"No," said Stephen calmly.

"I was just thinking how disappointed Grandpa would be if he truly had seen Noah back then."

Yvonne was dazed. It was then that she realized she hadn't considered that at all.

She had been too focused on coming up with a plan to deal with Noah.

She couldn't help but feel apologetic when she thought about how smug she had been earlier. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have—"

"It's fine." Stephen cut her off softly.

"Your plan is great. Let's just go with that, then. As