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POV: EvelynIt took weeks before I finally received my invitation and when it was time to go, I almost canceled twice before I even left the house.Not because I’m nervous. I stopped being nervous about public appearances a long time ago. It comes with business. Cameras, interviews, fake smiles, people pretending they support causes they barely care about because it looks good in photographs.I can handle all that. What I can’t handle is the fact that tonight puts everything in the same room.Arthur.Rebecca.Nina.Malachi.And me.Right in the center of it.Toby is sitting on the couch while I finish adjusting the clasp of my earrings. He looks up from the tablet in his hands when I walk into the living room and his face immediately brightens.“You look fancy,” he says.I snort softly. “That’s one word for it.”“You look rich-rich,” he corrects.“That’s definitely the same thing.”He grins and hops off the couch, walking over to me. His little hands smooth over the front of my dress

POV: EvelynI leave the gala early. I don’t storm out or make a scene. I just disappear the second I can breathe again because if one more person stops me to talk about “how inspiring” my speech was, I might actually lose my mind.Toby fell asleep in the car on the way home. He’s still half asleep when I carry him upstairs, his arms loosely around my neck while his head rests against my shoulder.“Mommy,” he mumbles sleepily.“Hmm?”“You looked sad tonight.”My chest tightens slightly.“I’m fine baby.”“You do the face again when you lie.”Of course I did. I kiss the top of his head quietly before pushing open his bedroom door with my shoulder.“You’re too smart,” I mutter.“I know,” he whispers proudly before immediately falling back asleep the second I lay him down.I stand there for a minute after covering him properly.Just watching him because every single thing happening right now comes back to him eventually and I hate that more than anything.Arthur digging.Samantha running.