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Chapter 52

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She woke up that morning not knowing how the day would end, not knowing she would find herself walking into a hospital to see someone she technically had no reason to know, let alone care about. The day had started like any other day she forced herself through, a body moving forward while her mind lagged behind, heavy with thoughts she didn’t want to name, and when the idea crossed her mind again that she should go see Theo’s mother, it felt necessary in the way hunger feels necessary

Evelyn didn’t want cameras. She didn’t want aides whispering about optics or favors or timing. She didn’t even tell anyone where she was going, only asked the driver to take her to the hospital and left it at that, her tone flat enough to shut down questions before they could form. This wasn’t something she wanted documented or remembered publicly. This was something she needed to do because she’d seen what the weight of worry was doing to Theo, the way he carried it around like an extra limb he couldn’t
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