Curtis' reaction was not at all what Leanne had expected.

Instead of agreeing readily, his eyes were enigmatic. Leanne couldn't read his mood.

The only thing clear was that his face lacked the joy that should have been there.

"Why?" he asked. "Don't you like it there?"

She had spent two and a half years alone at Crystal Cove Villas, battling depression. The house, meant to be a symbol of their union, had become a bastion of suffocating memories instead.

On her saddest and most disappointing day, she left that place. Curtis didn't want to force her, so he never suggested she move back.

"The past, good or bad, is the past. Now and in the future, loving me is all that matters." In the last few minutes, Leanne had thought it through and made her decision.

The house was full of his allergens and immunotherapy wasn't a quick fix. Staying in hotels wasn't a long-term solution either.

courage. It was their marital home, not some inferno.

love you too," she said softly, "I

out, he didn't know quite when, that she'd totally stolen his

Gazing into Leanne's earnest and clear eyes, he was effortlessly floored. He walked over, cupped her face,

are you doing?" Leanne protested, pulling away from

her neck. "We'll move tomorrow." The move was all arranged

a few months, the cat

By dusk, she was picked up by

the drive, Leanne realized something was off. The route to Crystal Cove Villas required a right

over two decades of driving experience and

recently, and Jake was in high spirits daily, "No mistake, just sit back and

tone only

Stonebridge area, they entered the affluent

landscaped wall came

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