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Chapter 65: Let It Be What It Is

Author: Mila Cruz
last update publish date: 2026-06-05 23:12:52

Scarlett's POV

I was still at the table when he came back.

He appeared in the kitchen doorway, jacket off, sleeves rolled up, looking at me with the expression he used when he already knew something was wrong and was deciding how to approach it.

He came in and sat down across from me.

He didn't ask what Sage Marie had said.

He just sat there.

The kitchen was quiet around us. The garden plan still open on the table. The lemon chicken pan soaking in the sink. The low lamp on the counter throwing
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