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I wept in Ethan's arms, my tears soaking through his shirt. To anyone watching, I appeared devastated by grief over Lily's death. But hidden against his chest, my lips curled into a

satisfied smile.

"I'm so sorry," I sobbed, my voice breaking perfectly. "If only I hadn't called you that day..."

My mind drifted back to that pivotal afternoon five years ago. I remembered how I'd deliberately called Ethan away when Lily was critically ill. I knew exactly what I was doing

made that call, claiming Emma needed

dismissed the notifications before he could see them. I hadn't deleted them-that would have been too obvious. I simply made sure he was

him, my voice trembling with manufactured concern. "The doctors say her condition

so. Nothing that required Ethan's immediate presence. But it had been

away, claiming to fetch medicine. Instead, I drove to Moonlight Fair, parking at a

the drama unfold.

the ground as her mother screamed for help. The sight had filled

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