All Chapters of He Slept With My Sister, When I Was Giving Birth: Chapter 481 - Chapter 490

AvaFalco led me past the fountain toward the back corner of the garden where the hedges grew wild and thick. Nobody came back here much—the groundskeeper mostly left it alone, said something about it being good for the birds. Made it private, though. I could still hear voices from the house but the

AvaThe formal living room looked wrong. That was the first thing I noticed when I walked in to check the setup—everything was technically correct, but it still felt like a stage set, like we were all about to perform grief for an audience that didn't actually care.Thomas's photograph sat on the ea

AvaThe ceremony ended but nobody left. People clustered in small groups, voices low like the volume knob got turned down across the whole room. Staff circulated with tea and coffee that sat untouched on every surface.I tried to disappear into the corner by the windows, but Sofia and Maya followed.

AvaThe duffel bag came out of my closet easier than expected. I'd shoved it behind winter coats and forgotten about it. This was even before I went to school. Navy blue, fraying at one corner, the zipper sticky but functional.I threw in jeans without counting. Three shirts, maybe four. Underwear.

EvelynI hadn't slept. The clock on the wall said 6:47 AM and I was still sitting in my study staring at paperwork I hadn't read a single word of. The numbers blurred together, meaningless.Footsteps came down the hall. Too fast, too frantic.The door burst open. Sofia, still in pajamas, Maya right