Chapter 183: Delusion
"What’s the issue?" Ari spoke directly to PD Emily, not even bothering to look at Analise Crouch, who was nominally his foster mother, and her daughter Audrey.
He didn’t even want to understand how they had found out about him being on the program, or how they had come to be here.
He just wanted them both gone.
Immediately.
PD Emily glanced between Ari, who had the coldest expression she had seen on his face so far, and the plain-faced pregnant woman and her daughter, who looked just like her.
The two women stared at her with greedy eyes, and for a second, she couldn’t believe that they were related to Ari.
But that was family, she supposed.
"This is your...guardian, correct? She brought paperwork that verifies that."
"According to the government, yes. But, I don’t have a single thing to say to her. And I would appreciate it if you kept her away from me in the future." Ari replied in as neutral a tone as he could manage.
"What are you saying, Ari? Even if I’m a foster mother, I’m still your mother who cares about what my son is doing. And I can see that you’re doing well for yourself. You’ve even added some weight. You used to be so thin." Analise looked from the blonde woman sitting in front of her, wearing designer clothing, to Ari’s slim figure, dressed in brand-name athletic wear with shiny jewelry on his ears, wrists, and neck with envious eyes.
His thin cheeks had filled out once, and he had even grown a bit taller.