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.

came up here. You, Grandma, and Talia go ahead with your dinner.

was as

this

unusually, held a trace

plenty more family dinners ahead of

out whatever gifts they want. I'll bring

Plenty more?

the empty table before her, her strength to argue

was so

"Alright. You go ahead."

through her fingers. Whether

go, he was always going

away.

only today did Grace finally understand

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pushed open the floor-to-ceiling windows. In the distance, the lighthouse began the

hair as she slipped off

"5..."

heard Antonio's wedding vow, "I will love you

"4..."

newborn daughter's sweet smile

"3..."

began to twist in her mind-indifference,

"2..."

grandmother's pained gasps

"1..."

Talia were smiling, waving

"Happy New Year."

the drawing tightly, a bittersweet smile on her lips,

a sudden,

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his knees as if a

"Antonio, what's wrong?"

sleeve, her

tears.

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