At that moment, the smile froze on Karina's face.

"Kieran?" she said, disbelief etched into her voice as she stared at the man in the wheelchair. It was really Kieran Stone!

Karina couldn't even remember how long it had been since she had last seen him. If Kieran hadn't appeared here today, she might have gone the rest of her life without thinking about him again. After all, that part of her past was too painful and tormenting to revisit.

Kieran wheeled himself closer, as if to say something, but before he could, a sleek black car pulled up in front of Karina. The window rolled down, revealing Wilfred inside.

Wilfred's gaze briefly flicked to Kieran but didn't linger. His focus was entirely on Karina. His voice was soft and gentle as he said, "Get in. Let's go home.'

Karina wasn't surprised to see Wilfred. He had already mentioned over the phone that he was nearby. She cast one last glance at Kieran behind her.

"You seem to be doing better now-clean, I assume," she said calmly. "But as for the rest, there's nothing left to say. There's no point in revisiting the past."

and prepared

intention of reliving what she had chosen to forget. As far as she was concerned, there was no

you hate us! But we were still your family for over twenty

Karina paused mid-step.

Even just for a meal. I know... I know it was my

*

sitting in the car, Karina was unusually quiet, her fingers twisting together in her

spoke in his usual steady tone. "If you want

don't even know if I want

was someone in

the dead couldn't be brought back to life. On top of that, the fallout with Mr. and Mrs. Stone had left too many wounds, making it even harder to consider returning. It was only around the time of the memorial every year that she would even entertain the idea

said finally. "But I've

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