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disappoint.”

His expression tightened.

“That’s not what happened.”

“Your mother reacts loudly when she hears no.”

Claire leaned forward.

“I reacted quietly because I loved you.”

She waited.

“Which reaction cost you less?”

Evan looked down.

The answer was obvious.

“I thought you were stronger,” he finally said.

Claire almost laughed.

That sentence explained almost continue reading …