Fourteen Days To Say Goodbye
But he didn’t say anything to refute his sister’s claims.
He never did.
He just looked at Eleanor, his eyes cold and distant. “It doesn’t matter now,” he said finally, his voice devoid of any emotion. “What’s done is done.”
And just like that, the small flicker of hope Eleanor had been holding on to was extinguished.
She nodded slowly, forcing a smile. “Right. It doesn’t.”
The rest of the dinner passed in a blur. Eleanor barely registered what anyone was saying. She just wanted to get out of there, to escape the suffocating atmosphere of the room.