Catherine’s P.O.VI stared at Lydia and the surrogate in stunned silence, my mouth opening and closing like I might say something, anything, but the words refused to come. My mind was scrambling, fumbling for a foothold, and all I could do was watched as Xavier rose from his chair, his face taut with confusion and frustration.“Mom,” he said, his voice calm but edged with a tension that made my chest tighten, “what do you want? Why did you really bring Caroline here?”Lydia waved him off dismissively, that same imperious gesture that always made my skin crawl, and before Xavier could protest further, she stepped closer to Caroline, helping her sit with a gentleness I had never, not once, seen directed toward me. My heart thudded in my ears as I tried to make sense of what was happening, but nothing about this made any sense.“Catherine, Xavier,” Lydia said finally, her tone firm but oddly serene, like she was delivering a matter-of-fact announcement rather than shattering our world, “
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