Chapter 1389:

Eileen leaned casually against the kitchen counter, a small smile playing on her lips. “Mom… Have you ever thought about finding someone new?”

Ruby’s hands froze mid-rinse. “Oh, stop it. You’re starting to sound like Gabriela now—talking nonsense. I’m over fifty. People would laugh at me if I did that.”

“I’m just saying, if you ever wanted to, I’d support it,” Eileen said with a shrug, her voice softening. “If you don’t want to, that’s okay, too. We’ll just forget I ever mentioned it.”

In Eileen’s memory, solitude had always been her mother’s silent companion. Ever since she could remember, her mother had navigated life on her own. When she had been just a teenager, Lowell, her foster father, had passed away.

Ruby had been in her early thirties at that time. For the sake of Eileen and Bailee, Ruby had thrown herself into work, neglecting her own life.

Though Bailee was Ruby’s flesh and blood, Huey’s rebellious nature had complicated matters, leaving Ruby to stay with Eileen.

for Ruby to stay with Eileen, but Leyla’s arrival had seemed to unsettle Ruby, as if she had become an outsider

fret. I’m staying here. Gabriela needs looking after and

of sadness pierced Eileen’s

to stay because she wanted to help her. Without Gabriela to care for, letting Ruby relax at home

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to find a solution to her mother’s stubborn

ask Leyla and Stella if they’d like to return when you visit them?” Eileen suggested. “The chef there can whip

tidying the kitchen, she took Gabriela

was about to change her

significant progress

“Okay,” Eileen replied.

each depicting variations of Amoura’s face before surgery: different eyebrows, different lips, each iteration slightly altered to match a variety of face shapes. But

resemblance was uncanny—Amoura bore about an

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