Ava knew something was wrong the moment she stepped into the house.The lights were all on, far brighter than usual, and the silence felt deliberate. Not the calm silence of a quiet afternoon, She slowed without meaning to, her hand tightening slightly around the strap of her bag as her eyes lifted toward the living room.Everyone was there.Not just Landon and his mother, but extended family members too, seated neatly as though this were a meeting they had planned days in advance. No one looked surprised to see her. No one stood. They were all already settled.Landon sat at the center of the room.Relaxed. Composed. He looked nothing like the distant, irritated man she had been living with for months. Beside him sat Scarlett. His Assistant And sitting way too close.Scarlett’s knee brushed his. Her posture was open, confident. Like She belonged there, and she knew it. One hand rested lightly on her stomach, not protectively, but intentionally, as if she wanted Ava to notice it immed
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