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Chapter 81: Autumn’s POV

Author: Skarlet-Rosé
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-03-24 08:06:01

The kitchen was quiet, save for the hum of the refrigerator and the rhythmic sound of my knife against the cutting board. I was meticulously arranging a bento-style lunch for Eric. Since Fin had started school, the silence in the house had become suffocatingly lonely, pressing against my chest. I needed to do something. I needed to feel useful.

The surprise was meant to be a bridge—a way to cross the sudden chasm that had opened between us.

I still couldn't shake the memory of this morning. I h
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