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Chapter 7

Penulis: Leaves Fall
On the day of the divorce mediation, Lindsay was 20 minutes late. She saw me in the corridor, and her pace quickened noticeably. "Why did you change your number?"

"My old number was on our family plan. I deactivated it."

"You could've transferred it to your own name."

"That wasn't necessary."

She seemed to have something else to say, but Alexa had already pushed open the mediation room door.

The mediator asked both of us what we wanted.

I said, "Divorce."

Lindsay said, "I disagree."

Her
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    For the past year, Lindsay had been sending Alexa a letter every month. She did not urge me to reply, nor did she say anything about me going home. Most of the letters were just about trivial things.She talked about throwing away the breakfast containers at home, the light in the foyer breaking, and going to Starley's grave and finally telling her everything that had happened over the years.The last letter contained only one sentence: [I know now that you weren't having a tantrum that night.]I placed the hot tea by the window and walked to the gate. Lindsay had lost a lot of weight, and snow was stuck on her dark coat.She saw me and instinctively clenched her fingers before quickly relaxing. "I'm here to deliver the keys."She handed me the last spare key from the old Stargaze Manor. "No one can enter your wooden cabin anymore.""Thank you." I took the key.She looked at the wooden sign on the door. "Have you gotten used to living here?""Yes.""How cold is it at night?"

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    "No."Liam's eyes were red. "She clearly loves you. She just didn't know how to treat you well before." I looked at him. "When someone is drowning, it's pointless for those on the shore to debate whether they love that person or not."Lindsay came from the end of the corridor. Liam immediately grabbed her sleeve. "Lindsay, my sister's death anniversary is approaching. You promised to accompany me to see the snow on the mountains." She looked down at his hand for a moment. Every time he mentioned Starley, she would give in. This time, she slowly withdrew her sleeve. "I'll visit her grave, but I won't accompany you anymore." "Why?" "It's because what I owe is to her, not you." Liam's face turned ghastly pale. He still wanted to speak, but the staff had informed him to go for questioning. Lindsay walked up to me and handed over the signed divorce papers. "The authorization of the cabin has been revoked. The manor will no longer touch it." "Okay." "The fragments of

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    Liam finally admitted that he had deliberately broken the watch. "I just wanted to give it a try. It was Myles' watch. I wanted to know if you'd be so cruel as to blame me?"He sat by the hospital bed, his voice trembling as he continued, "And you didn't."Lindsay held the fragment in her hand, and the tip of her palm was scratched by the sharp edge. "What about his message for help?""I deleted it.""Why?""Because you would go back as soon as you saw it."Liam suddenly smiled. "Lindsay, why are you pretending to regret it now? It was you who made him get out of the car. He was frozen for four hours, but you were at the fireplace helping me with the watch. Even without me, you never put him first."The color gradually drained from Lindsay's face. She did not defend herself.Liam threw the phone onto the bed. "My sister saved you. You promised to take care of me.""I took care of you for seven years.""What about him?""You're not indebted to him, are you?"Liam's remark ma

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    The manor gate closed behind me.Alexa opened the car door for me. "All the luggage has been moved out of the Zane family's estate. Should we go to the apartment in the city or directly to your aunt's house?""The apartment.""What about the cabin?""I'll reclaim it tomorrow morning."The car left the mountain road, and I never looked back.An hour later, Lindsay finished the opening reception. She returned to the lounge and saw the divorce papers on the table. Her expression did not change much.Liam followed her. "Myles really left? Should we send a driver to go after him?""No." Lindsay turned to the last page of the agreement. My name was already signed. She let her fingers linger on the date for a while before closing the document. "He goes to a hotel for two days every time he's upset. He'll come back when he's had time to think things through.""But he left the wedding ring there.""He also took it off when we argued last year."She spoke firmly but took the ring ou

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