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."

Chapter 61 A Frantic Rebecca

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

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trail, stopping occasionally to take in the view-just like any

soft spring breeze brushed past, lifting away the lingering edge of Alistair's earlier frustration, which had come on the

noticed that his mood had finally leveled out, she began to

something caught her

her head just in time to see someone dart

billboard.

brows knit in quiet

imagined she'd find herself doing

an ad board like some

person she was

why, she wouldn't

little family walking farther and farther away. Their

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The more

grew, pressing against her ribs with a slow,

their previous encounter could still be rationalized-maybe Alistair had

to play house with him in

no way of knowing she'd be

bit down hard

He's someone else's husband

indignation rose in her

how long? How could

fast?

she didn't step forward to confront him.

even try.

of a single reason that would justify

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crossed out, done. The bridge had been burned; they

was. The silence stretched across every surface like dust. For a brief moment, she remembered how

she came home.

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

hands, the silence

didn't even notice when the

inside and saw her

in her hands,

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cat curled against a

let out a dry,

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Of course.

come back like she

to be

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