Speaking with Richard brought her no sense of relief although she finally learned her rival’s name: Avalynn Carlisle. What was more she learned the children were in fact fathered by Silas. The news shocked her but not as much as Richard’s explanation. Apparently Silas’s college roommates played a rather bold trick on him. Hearing the details Jenna had some misgivings but learning Ava’s name connected the dots. How could she have forgotten that incident?
It made sense Silas would want to keep his children close but how in the world did Ava hide them in the first place and why reveal them now. Those were questions Richard couldn’t answer. Knowing Silas often confided in his mother she had gone to Opal hoping to glean more answers. She was thwarted when she discovered Opal and Ava deep in pa
