She even felt, in some way, that this was how things were always meant to unfold.After all, she’d always looked at Tessa through rose-colored lenses.Now that those illusions had shattered and the truth had broken through, it was only natural that she’d struggle to accept it.Thinking that, Aurora said nothing more.She noticed Grace had gone silent on the other end of the line, so she simply ended the call.There was no point in dragging it out any longer.What good would it do for the two of them to keep holding the phone in silence?It would only waste time.On Grace’s side, she stared at the screen, unable to settle her thoughts.She watched as it dimmed, then went black, leaving only the reflection of her stunned expression.Gone was the confident, commanding woman she was known to be.Her eyes seemed weighed down with years.She sat there, dazed, wondering when everything had started to unravel like this.Nothing was going the way she’d imagined.In fact, it was all veering fart
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