Dylan lowered his head slightly, his jaw tensed. He said, "Out with it."
"Eight years ago, Mason Davis divorced Ellen Houston and banished her and Emily Davis to Country A. They've never set foot here since then, up till Mason brought them back here not too long ago."
Dylan frowned. Was this why Emily knew how to speak Country A's language? Because she'd lived there?
"That's all you got?" It was obvious that this wasn't enough to satisfy Dylan.
Jacob hesitated before continuing, "After Ellen was banished to Country A, she gave birth to an autistic son. They had a hard time making ends meet, and her son died in an accident shortly before they came back here."
Dylan's frown deepened. Had the sorrow that he'd seen in Emily's eyes been due to her brother?
What about her baby, then? "Is t
