Everyone fell silent, stunned into disbelief by Arsene’s words. It was as if the corridor itself had been robbed of air.Then, as if the weight of it all had finally broken through his armor, Arsene’s body slumped. He sank into the nearest chair, his hands covering his face. His shoulders trembled, and the silent sobs he had been holding back finally claimed him. Hot tears spilled through his fingers, unstoppable, betraying the strength he had tried so hard to maintain. He wept without a sound, as if even his grief was too heavy for his voice to carry.“Arsene,” his mother-in-law said sharply, her tone firm enough to slice through the oppressive quiet, “do not say something so reckless.” Her words were laced with warning, with fear, because she knew the weight that kind of statement carried.“Sylvia?” Her name slipped from Mrs. Chyntia’s lips, breaking the suffocating tension in the corridor. All heads turned toward the hospital room door.She was there.Sylvia stood in the doorway, p
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