RICHARDI had previously asked my secretary to reschedule every meeting I had to attend, and I sat alone in my office, scrolling lazily through my phone when it suddenly began to ring.I glanced at the screen, and then I saw my mother’s name. That made me pause for a second, wondering why she was calling.I picked up on the third ring.“Hey, Mom.”“Richard,” she said, her voice unusually careful. “Are you busy?”There was something in her tone that made me lean back in my chair.“No,” I answered slowly. “What happened?”A small pause stretched between us.“Nothing bad,” she said quickly. “I just… heard something, and I thought you should know.”I reclined into my seat and then let out a heavy sigh. “What is it?” I asked quietly.She hesitated again, and that hesitation told me enough before she even spoke.“It's official. Karen and Jason are getting married,” she said carefully. “By the end of the year.”The words settled into the silence between us.Slowly I got up from my seat and
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