She located Christopher through his corporate website.

“I honestly thought it was an elaborate financial scam at first,” Christopher admitted.

“But then she emailed me a recent photograph of him.”

Martha closed her eyes tight.

“And you traveled there immediately?”

“I took a flight the very next morning,” Christopher confirmed.

“Without telling your mother a single word?” Martha asked, hurt evident in her voice.

“I needed to be absolutely certain before giving you hope,” Christopher explained.