Cassio The tension in the house was so thick it was almost laughable. From the moment Sophie and I arrived at my parents' home, my father had made his stance painfully obvious. He greeted me with the usual manly hug that nearly crushed my ribs, a greeting he had been giving me since I was sixteen and finally tall enough to match him shoulder to shoulder. But after that, he had barely acknowledged Sophie's existence. Not one word. Not one glance. If someone walked into the room without context, they would think I had arrived alone. I sighed internally as I watched my mother subtly trying to keep the atmosphere from becoming unbearably awkward. “Sophie,” my mother said warmly from across the sitting room, “how has work been?” Sophie, seated elegantly beside me on the sofa, immediately turned toward my mother with a polite smile. “Work has actually been going really well.” I watched her carefully. She didn't seem nervous. Didn't seem uncomfortable. If anything, she h
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