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 to

to forget. As far as she

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

Karina paused mid-step.

"Please, come back. Even just for a meal. I know... I know it was my fault, and Mom and Dad's too. But no matter what, we've

*

Karina was unusually quiet, her fingers twisting together in her lap-a clear sign

in his usual steady tone. "If you want to go back, then

don't even know if I

was someone in that

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 of

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