Still bristling with fury, Paul and Susan pointed at the door and told her to get out.Harper got up silently. With the red mark still visible on her face, she left and returned to the home she once shared with Jayden.Everything in the house was still in place: the matching mugs in the bathroom, the childish Minion slippers, and the cartoon fridge magnets.All remnants of Jayden lingered, but he would never return.Harper drifted back into the bedroom like a hollow shell. She hugged the stuffed toy they had brought together tightly as tears streamed down her face.On the day of Jayden’s wedding, Harper still attended.She wanted to see him one last time.Paul and Susan had ultimately given her the invitation after she had pleaded with them for a full day and promised not to disrupt the wedding.At the venue, she did not dare show herself, as many of the guests were her friends and former classmates.Worried that her presence might cause trouble, she stayed in a quiet corner a
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