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Chapter 20

Author: EstherJames62327
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Florence Abbott was already seated in the living room when Richard returned from his shower, dressed for work but a towel was on his head. He'd taken another run. It was already past eight.

Carter sat cross-legged on the rug, painstakingly organizing his action figures into what looked like a wrestling arena, while Meredith curled up beside her great-grandmother on the couch, deeply focused on a sparkly-covered book about unicorns.

Florence looked up from her knitting, pale blue yarn looping softly through her fingers.“You missed breakfast,” she said. Her voice was even, warm, but her sharp eyes didn’t miss a thing.

Richard ran the towel over his face and neck. “Wasn’t hungry.”

She raised a brow. “So you thought you’d jog your appetite into submission?”

“It’s a habit,” he replied. “Helps clear my head.”

Florence hummed. “And did it work?”

He didn’t answer. Not right away.

Her silence stretched like a knowing smile.

“Where’s the sitter?” he asked, pivoting.

Florence
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