Chapter 7

Chapter 7

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Grace stared at the red heart Talia had drawn on the calendar.

Her girl had been full of excitement, saying today they'd see Grandma and Daddy, carefully marking the day with a heart.

A servant arrived with news from Antonio.

"Sir says tonight's dinner will be at Nocturne. He wants you to take Miss Talia and Kate there, he'll meet you there."

Grace nodded slightly, a faint hint of color returning to her pale face.

She ran her fingers over the half-finished drawing pressed to her chest, feeling a strange lightness as if she were on the brink of release.

The privacy at Nocturne was impeccable. Grace sat alone in the pre-arranged hall.

The distant sea view and the city lights intertwined, creating a breathtaking scene.

She waited for a long time, but Antonio still didn't come.

With just ten minutes until midnight, Grace checked her phone-still nothing. Until...

A trending headline caught her attention.

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"Mr. Kaufman's New Love: Rising Artist Yesenia Is Pregnant."

The word "pregnant" pierced Grace's heart like a dagger.

She let out a bitter laugh and called Antonio.

His voice came through, slightly rushed.

here. You, Grandma, and Talia go ahead with your dinner. I'll make it up to you

as

waiting for this dinner for so,

voice, unusually, held a trace

more

and Grandma to pick out whatever

Plenty more?

then at the empty table before her, her

voice was so light it nearly

"Alright. You go ahead."

through her fingers. Whether she

was always

away.

today did

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night wind tangled in Grace's long hair as she slipped off

"5..."

Antonio's wedding vow, "I

"4..."

newborn daughter's sweet smile

"3..."

in her mind-indifference, disdain-because his love now

"2..."

heard her grandmother's pained gasps and Talia's desperate cries

"1..."

were smiling, waving at her

"Happy New Year."

clutched the drawing tightly, a bittersweet smile on

felt a sudden, piercing

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dropped to his knees as if a gaping void

"Antonio, what's wrong?"

clutched his sleeve, her delicate face streaked

tears.

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