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Chapter 35: The Empty Seat

作者: R.N
last update 公開日: 2026-04-01 14:29:15

The kitchen felt smaller than it ever had.

Luca sat at the head of the island, staring at the empty chair where Sofia used to sit. The plate of cold pancakes in front of him had long since stopped steaming. The chocolate chips had hardened into dark, glossy spots on the surface. The syrup sat untouched in its bottle. Everything was exactly as he had left it when he had tried and failed to make breakfast out of habit.

He couldn’t look away from that chair.

It was just wood and cushion, but it
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