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.

marital home, not some inferno. She wasn't

you too," she said

he didn't know quite

heart with a sweet ache. Gazing into Leanne's earnest and clear eyes, he was effortlessly floored. He walked over, cupped

you doing?" Leanne protested, pulling

move tomorrow." The move was all arranged by Curtis

few months, the cat had

day. By dusk, she was picked up by Jake

The route to Crystal Cove

he'd made a mistake, but Jake had over two decades of driving experience and was always reliable. She spoke

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

only piqued Leanne's curiosity

the bustling Stonebridge area, they entered the affluent city

wall came into view,

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