Liam always felt that Ava was hiding something for Ethan Grant.
On the day of her grandmother's funeral, he had seen Ethan twice.
Once at the edge of the broken bridge, standing there openly; once across the pond, quietly watching Ava, eyes full of deep affection.
That kind of gaze felt like it could cut through mountains and oceans.
Ava had injured her hand, and not long after, Sophia injured her left hand too—four fingers, all crushed.
Sophia had slapped Ava, and by that night, her own face had swollen like a steamed bun.
If Ethan William was truly dead… then how could all these coincidences be explained?
The only reasonable conclusion was: Ethan William never died—he just changed his identity and became Ethan Grant.
Either that, or Ava was lying.
Between the two, Liam preferred to believe the first.
He remembered how every time "Ethan" was mentioned, Ava would emotionally fall apart.
