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Author: Saeeda
last update publish date: 2026-03-26 14:34:42

Chapter one hundred and sixty Seven

Richard had been standing there longer than he cared to admit.

Long enough for the hallway to empty and refill again. Nurses passed, patients walked by with quiet conversations, footsteps came and went, but he remained in the same spot, his hands loosely clasped in front of him like he was holding himself together.

He had told himself he wouldn’t do this.

That he would give her space.

That he wouldn’t bring the past into a place she had clearly built to be d
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