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CHAPTER 20: What the Night Brought Home

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It was late.

Nathan had tried calling Lillian several times since getting back from work.

Earlier, Samantha had mentioned where her mother had gone, but neither of them realized she’d left without her phone.

It still sat untouched on the chair where she had sat before she left.

Silent. Unmoving.

The screen lit up with each call, vibrating softly, unanswered.

No ringtone. No response.

Nathan grew more restless with every failed attempt, pacing the room, worry slowly tightening its grip.

Both father and daughter waited, not just with worry, but also with curiosity. Hope. Doubt.

Then—a knock.

Samantha was the first to move. She rushed to the door, her heart jumping ahead of her body.

“Mum!” she called out as she flung it open, and there stood Lillian, tired, pale, her bag slung over one shoulder. Samantha wrapped her arms around her, clutching tightly.

Nathan appeared in the hallway corner. “Welcome, dear,” he said quietly.

Lillian managed a small smile—cool, controlled, hollow.

Her step
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