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Chapter 48: The Meridian

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HELENE

The answer wasn't difficult to arrive at.

It was for her son.

Of course it was.

Was I disappointed?A little.

Surprised? No.

If anything, the realization made me feel lighter.

Knowing where someone's kindness came from made it easier to accept without reading too much into it.

My silence must have conveyed something, because Mom sighed softly.

"I'm being too impatient, aren't I?" Her smile turned self-deprecating. "You've only been married a few days. Truthfully, there's no foundation yet
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