Max had tried to see her three times that week since their engagement. But Suzi managed to stay hidden.Once, he had shown up at the front door with tickets to a local garden exhibit. He thought she might like it. It was something quiet, floral, and peaceful. A way to slip out of the heavy house and just breathe.Irina answered the door that time. Her eyes kind, but her voice apologetic.“She’s not feeling well today,” she’d said, fingers twisting nervously in the fabric of her blouse. “A headache. Perhaps another day?”Another day never came.The second attempt had been more casual. He brought coffee. Two cups, still warm, from a little café he’d passed earlier. He knocked gently, this time on her bedroom door.It was Elizabeth who intercepted him in the hall.“She’s napping,” she said. “Long day of fittings. Sorry.”Max looked past her toward the door, unsure whether to believe it. But Elizabeth only offered a tight smile and added, “Try again later. Or, you know… write her a letter
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