eli
left my mouth, Adrian
n't expected that kin
of a dutiful wife for so long. No one in their ri
expected me to
confusion flicker
?" he
gaze withou
divorce. Tomorrow, ten a.m., let's meet in front of the Civil Affairs Bureau a
heading toward the restroom as I had originally i
sink, listening to the steady sound of r
ht years of sacrifice and th
aside, turning on the tap and running my hand unde
scrubbed, it wouldn't
ouldn't help but s
never be undone. There was no point t
ing left wa
turned off the tap and wa
ty as I made my way
f my footsteps, a soft smile fo
ed the moment his ga
wrong?"
d, offering hi
was already on his feet, gripping my a
ed, his voice taking
If anyone who knew him saw him like this-so openly concerned-they would p
rush it off, but at the last mom
finished when
behind this. Where is he? I
o move when I grabbed
se a scene
ed, a flicker of hu
e court tomorrow to finalize the divorce. There's no need to
oked past me, his eyes scanning the a
"There's a river nearby. It's
lightly. "A
me a f
have much of an appeti
e was already walking, mo
o something important
the table once bef
t is it?
s inner pocket and pul
n a few days," he said, handing
at the flyer
way from the field and now. i
o way I wou
. "I wan
Holland said you wouldn'
stilled a
e Ho
Grey-m
rimenting with our medical knowledge, he had discovered u
nd marrying Adrian, I ha
of guilt was
ou," Thomas said, as if readin
assuring smile to
d, and I retur
parted my li
oo
sped straigh
watch
nd my arm, pulling me back just
asked, his voice
"I'm fine.
hich had stopped just a short distance away a
lled, her voice as soft as e
my attention. It was the s
o
ough it did little to hide
ly without watching where you're going? If Aunt Beth hadn'
Elizabeth let
," she said gently. "She probably didn't
off, jumping down a
t fault. She should
turned to face me, he
me and Aunt
d there, both mom
ef at a child speaking
r
understand why I should
e who had al
ngrateful child dared to
el as though I had failed as a mother-wast
uly pa
calm. "If anyone should
clearly con
irm. "Only someone reckless would ride a bike li
my gaze st
ness, but you're now trying to shift the blam
tly. "I didn't raise yo
en her an impossible task-or perhaps she simp
Mom
like this,
in one hand, Elizab
lve this peacefully,
as she stopped
ent, I sa
almly,
the opinion o
second, but she quickly recovered, her lips
ay," she said softly, taking a sm
and, but before her fingers could t
y next second,
s if she had been shoved,
y escaped her l
someone rushed past me, shoving m
zabe
with worry as he held
d, his voice laced with ur
tly as she leaned into him. The corners of her eyes reddened a
ft and unsteady. "I was just trying t
ering her gaze as
expressio
denly what?"
, her voice dropping
he push
d Elizabeth tightened, his eyes turn
e dangerously low. "What ex
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