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154. Silent
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2026-06-13 19:18:21The silence felt more suffocating than any argument ever could.
Ever since Aurelia's fall at the café yesterday afternoon, Gian had been unable to escape the guilt gnawing relentlessly at his chest. The memory of the report about blood running down his wife's legs still haunted him, along with the image of Aurelia's pale face that had nearly stopped his heart.
He remembered it all too clearly.
Aurelia lying in the hospital bed. Her breathing steady, but her eyes co
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