I ARRIVED AT MY BEACH HOUSE EXPECTING PEACE-YILUX

quiet.

It was right there.

In front of everyone.

Robert looked between us.

His wife.

His mother.

The house.

The life he thought he could balance without ever having to choose.

And then… he did.

“Everyone out,” he said again.

But this time, he didn’t look at Megan.

He looked at me.

And for the first time in a long time… I saw something real in his eyes.

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