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

as thin

for this dinner for so, so

held a trace of

have plenty more family dinners

Talia and Grandma to pick out whatever gifts

Plenty more?

Talia and Grandma, then at the empty table before her, her strength to argue completely

was so light

"Alright. You go ahead."

slipping through her fingers.

he was always

away.

today did Grace

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open the floor-to-ceiling windows. In the

wind tangled in Grace's long hair as she slipped

"5..."

wedding vow, "I will

"4..."

sweet smile

"3..."

began to twist in her mind-indifference, disdain-because

"2..."

pained gasps and Talia's desperate cries

"1..."

Talia were smiling,

"Happy New Year."

bittersweet smile on her lips, and

a sudden, piercing pain in

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chest.

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dropped to his knees as if a

"Antonio, what's wrong?"

sleeve, her delicate face streaked

tears.

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