Naomi's POV The sound of Alexander’s footsteps on the stairs was too familiar, Too much like a memory I never asked to keep.It was like each step he took was bringing back all the memories one by one.I stood at the corner of the hallway, Aurora pressed to my chest, as he followed Raymond toward the study where their father lay in the hospital bed, thin and fading. He didn’t look back Not even once but there was something evident in his eyes, guilt.Good, I thought.I didn’t want him to see my face.Because I didn’t know what it was doing.Maybe it was anger, Sadness, Confusion. And somewhere in the middle—something like pity.But definitely not forgiveness, at least not yet, Maybe not ever.It will be very hard to do that.---Raymond came back up twenty minutes later, his face unreadable.“He’s okay,” he said softly, reaching for Aurora.I let him take her and followed him into the nursery, sitting beside the window while he rocked her gently.“How did it go?” I asked.He hesitate
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