Brian, forced into an unwelcome break, stumbled out of the police station feeling lost. He lingered outside for a while before finally deciding to head back to his small apartment and try to catch some sleep. Hans had a point. Brian hadn't had a proper rest in days. His relentless anxiety was draining him, and it wasn't helping him find Eileen.
But the sight that greeted him at home only ramped up his stress. His mother, Shirley, was waiting in his apartment.
"What are you doing here?" Brian asked, clearly unenthused by her presence.
As a deputy director at the Federal Bureau, Brian had a past he preferred to forget. He was the illegitimate son of his mother and a flamboyant billionaire named Matthews. Matthews, who was a European shipping tycoon, was notorious for having numerous lover
