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Chapter 54: A Call Across Continents.

Penulis: Astra Maye
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-10-24 13:57:25

Xavier hadn’t been home for two days.

Aurora noticed the silence first. The absence of footsteps in the hall, the untouched side of the bed, the lack of his cologne lingering in the air. But what shocked her most was how little it hurt. She hadn’t called to demand an explanation. She hadn’t cried into her pillow. She hadn’t even rehearsed excuses in her head for Elara.

And to her quiet relief, Elara hadn’t asked about him either.

For once, Aurora was grateful for her daughter’s silence. It saved her from having to lie. From twisting Xavier’s absence into something less heartbreaking than it was.

That night, after Xavier had walked out on her, she had made a decision. No more waiting around for a man who would never put her first. No more shrinking herself into a wife who had nothing beyond him. She needed to go back… not to the past, but to the part of herself she had abandoned.

The research world.

Her heart still clenched when she thought about it. She remembered the day she walked a
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