absent. Days tu

ike a woman

tment of every trace

is books, his

f them togeth

en her over the

him, systematica

ded was a small

to breathe again, to

he found an almost empty master closet and bare

a flicker of sur

ing?" he aske

dn't a

ubject, already moving on. "She' s expectin

Ethan, we' re divorced. Or wil

k strange if you didn' t come. Especially aft

nk I can," Av

of something that might have been concern.

d finish, the

t, healthy, a stark contrast

mom invited me for Sunday too. She said it' s a welcome back for me, and to th

for Ava vanished. His

ling at Chloe. "We wouldn't miss it." He l

esignation. She nodde

' place – she' d decided to leave the apartment for good a

fully," Chloe said, beaming. "Ethan has

robe. "You' re not still upset about... yo

utral. "It was a mut

you know. He feels so guilty about how things

iece Ethan had bought for her penthouse. "He remem

a picture on her phone

g for their living room. Ethan had dismissed it. "Too frivolous, Ava. Doesn' t fit

ht her something just

buzzed. Ethan was talking t

with Ava, his words mea

of longing, but of regret for her o

breath. Just a

nday. The

ould be final

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