e face instantl

on Carol like he was trying to catch her s

arriage stays under wraps. I'm not making it public, and you're

, then added with a warning edge, "Also, handle your own mess. Do

y, smiling sweetly. "S

n't get a good d

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see her again? Fine

d Grace would

e next morning

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stance. "Mrs. Mitchell

to him. Jack will c

pped into the Bentley, heading toward

es, sharp lines. It looked expensive, massive even, but comp

d even paler than yesterday, but still sat straight, eat

s full of sarcastic amusement. "Wow, you really know ho

hands helplessly. "You're blaming me? If even you

to myself. I won't

h hon

is face around and not

a grandkid, well, she w

eirs? The baby wou

o

down his fork and knife, shooting her a

oat, trying to change the sub

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g top-brand. Fresh sheets, even som

Like a luxe hotel suite-stylish but detached

acking and walked out,

t home. The helpers are all part-timers-clean up and leav

tly thinking to herself: isn't

e a widow - Carol figured she couldn't just let the place stay so gl

d called her go-to interior team to

day, she'd been on

l pillows on the couch, and set fresh fruit and flowers on the coffee table. In the study, she replaced the blackout curtai

space, Carol clapped he

lt a bit mo

ging the last vase of flow

was

the changes, and instantly his face

alth. You've been sick so long, you need sunlight. Keeping the curtains shut a

cushions and fresh blooms, war

nest. "Nothing really. I just don'

got stuck in his throat. He stared at h

ven timer beeped

. Just homey stuff, nothing fancy like the meals Jack brings from

completely. But when she came out carrying

looked stony-faced, but the sharp

ccupational hazard. I'm a designer - it's kind of second nature.

ttering, Don't be the guy who

a beat, then grum

ed like she

o her surprise, Ethan pulled out a ch

er to quietly remind Carol of Ethan's long list of food restriction

made dinner for herself and maybe added enough for one m

d her a decent "widow's payout" even if s

nce he was gonna touch her. So, getting

an extra place at the

pensation money wit