Hannah handed her the storybook, pointing at the illustration. "Here it is, the blue sun. I think the little girl did a beautiful job."

Yvonne repeated softly, "The blue sun, it's beautiful."

She kept repeating the words until she drifted off to sleep.

The next morning, Hannah woke up and, not seeing Yvonne, started to search for her. She finally found her in a corner of the courtyard, drawing on the ground with a stick.

The drawing was abstract and hard to interpret, but Hannah didn't interrupt her. Instead, she quietly informed Pharaoh and arranged for some art supplies to be brought over.

She figured that since Yvonne used to be an artist, reconnecting with something she once loved could help her heal.

Days passed, and Yvonne became engrossed in painting. The walls of her room on the second floor were soon covered with her drawings. Hannah had them framed and displayed throughout the other rooms on the second floor.

Back in Birkham, Nina heard about Yvonne's progress and felt both relieved and guilty. She regretted not taking Yvonne away sooner. Maybe then she wouldn't have suffered so much.

Nina decided to send some art magazines to Pharaoh's estate. When her housekeeper reminded her that it was almost Orion's birthday and

guilt. What had she been so preoccupied with lately? She

housekeeper tried to comfort her. "Ma'am, you shouldn't blame yourself. Some things

little better. Oh, and when you pick Orion up from school, ask him if

Orion's birthday here, and Nina wanted everything to be perfect.

than she used to. Stroking her belly, she whispered, "Sweetheart, do you think Mommy is being too anxious? Is

concerns, Nina knew she needed to stay positive and not let

birthday party, his entire class showed up. The pile of presents from classmates alone was massive, not to mention the

closest friends over to inspect the gifts. He wanted to tear them all

little girl pointed to a small, elegant box on top of the pile.

asked the housekeeper to bring it

incredibly light, almost as if it were

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