Chapter 61 A Frantic Rebecca

Anne followed her gaze with curiosity.

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Rebecca pressed her lips together, heart thundering in her chest.

She had almost forgotten-the first time she met Richard, her heart had raced just like this.

But this time, she was certain.

It was Alistair.

Anne gave a scoff. "Wearing clothes like that? No way that's the

broke loser-"

"Anne!" Rebecca snapped, louder than intended.

Anne flinched. "What?!" she said, eyes wide.

Rebecca blinked, suddenly aware she'd overreacted.

She had no idea why Anne's words had hit her like a slap-all she knew was that they sounded vulgar, almost offensive, like they didn't belong in the same air she was breathing.

"You've already found your ideal match," Rebecca said, voice taut. "So maybe watch your words. It's unbecoming."

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Anne rolled her eyes. "All right, all right. I'll be more... refined."

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Only after the man had disappeared down the corridor did Anne fully process what had just happened.

A strange realization flickered in her eyes.

Had Rebecca just defended Alistair... because she'd called him

broke?

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When Alistair rejoined them after a brief detour, he had three warm churros in hand, each wrapped neatly in wax paper.

Whenever they had the time, the three of them liked to go for walks like this, just to enjoy the breeze and the quiet.

He handed the first churro to Eloise, who took it with both hands.

"Thank you, Daddy," she said sweetly.

The second was offered to Caroline, who accepted it with a smile. "Thanks, honey."

one he kept for

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slowly along the lakeside trail, stopping

away the lingering edge of Alistair's earlier

been quietly observing him. When she noticed that his mood had finally leveled out,

caught

turned her head just in time to see someone

billboard.

brows knit in

never imagined she'd find herself

board like some disturbed

person she was following... was

her why, she wouldn't have

behind the signage, she watched the little family

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on the breeze. The more distant they became,

her ribs

could still be

maybe he'd hired someone to play

no way of knowing she'd be here

down hard on her lower

someone else's husband now? Someone else's

of indignation rose

divorced for how long? How could he move

fast?

didn't step

even try.

couldn't think of a single reason that would

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done. The bridge had been

still everything was. The silence stretched across every surface like dust. For a brief moment, she remembered how Alistair used to wait for

she came home.

had waited-was more comforting than the empty space she stood in now. Something bitter began to spread through the air around her, thick and unspoken. But Rebecca didn't call it

just loneliness. That's all. I'm not used to being

hands, the silence closing

even notice when the front door

stepped inside and saw her immediately-slumped

face buried in her hands,

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cat curled against

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Of course.

come back like she usually did, but he

to

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