"Then let's put that to the test," Max replied coolly.
Darin locked eyes with him. A heavy silence descended over the room.
"Now isn't the right time for you to reveal your true identity to her either," Max added.
"I'm going to stay here for two days," Darin declared.
"Fine."
Just then, Darin's phone buzzed in his pocket. Pulling it out, he saw the caller ID belonged to Colton. "Hello, Dad."
"It's me," Ava's voice came through the line.
Darin subconsciously sat up straighter. "Ava, is everything alright?"
"Have you seen Felicia?" she asked urgently.
Ava and the rest of the family had suddenly lost contact with Felicia, and they only found out yesterday that Max had taken her all the way to Australia. Greg had merely claimed that she wasn't feeling well and needed to recuperate abroad, purposely hiding the harrowing details.
"Yes," Darin reassured her. "Felicia is doing very well right now. Please don't worry, Ava."
"That's good."
Catching the underlying tension in her voice, Darin pressed further. "Ava, where's my dad?"

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