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Chapter 10: The Confrontation

作者: Rita Scott
last update 最終更新日: 2025-10-17 07:18:25

Morning light leaked weakly through the curtains, washing the bedroom in pale grey. I hadn’t slept. Not really. I had dozed for minutes at a time, jerking awake with Emily’s caption flashing in my head like a neon sign.

Family First.

Every time I closed my eyes, I saw Gabriel’s face in that photo — relaxed, smiling. A smile I hadn’t seen since before the betrayal. And Emily’s arm hooked through his like she belonged there.

By seven o’clock, I was dressed, my hair brushed into a sharp knot, and my blouse buttoned to the throat. No mascara. No lipstick. Not this morning.

I didn’t want to look pretty.

I wanted to look unshakeable.

When Gabriel came down the stairs, his tie loose and his eyes heavy with the dull fog of memory loss, I was waiting by the dining table. Coffee untouched, hands folded tightly in front of me.

“Morning,” he said softly, as though testing the air between them.

My eyes flicked up. “We need to talk.”

The pause in his step was almost imperceptible, but I caught it.
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