Chapter 1005 Coming to See You

The winter rain chilled the bone, and in Lake City, the cold cut deeper. I had taken a cab there with the intention of buying an umbrella, but I got so caught up in my window shopping that I completely forgot about it. As I stood at the mall's entrance, the relentless rain showed no mercy. I was about to head back inside for that forgotten umbrella when I collided with someone. "Ouch... Watch where you're going... Oh, Ms. Scott, it's you!" It was Cambria, apparently in a rush. Her shopping bags slipped from her grasp and tumbled to the ground. I crouched down, gathered her bags, and handed them back with a friendly smile. "Sorry about that, Ms. Fuller. I didn't mean to block your path." She waved off the apology, accepted her bags, and thanked me. We were not exactly acquaintances, so there was not much to say. I was ready to move on when she stopped me. "Ms. Scott." I gave her a side glance, an invitation to speak her mind. She took a moment, then dropped a bombshell, "I know w