Elora walked over and sat beside her mother.

Mrs. Ormond shifted uncomfortably. "Let's go outside. This is your bedroom. I shouldn't have come in without asking."

She felt like she had invaded her daughter's private space.

"Mom, don't be like that. We're mother and daughter-real mother and daughter,"

Elora said with a soft smile, sensing her mother's discomfort. "We're not strangers. You don't need permission to be here."

Maybe it was because Elora had been so caught up with work that she hadn't spent much time with her parents in a long while.

She left early, came home late. Some months, they barely even saw each other- despite living under the same roof.

time she left for work in the morning, her parents were still asleep. When she came home at night, they

she had a rare weekend off, their paths hardly crossed. But back then, she was

she could finally afford to take weekends

her position of power had created a distance.

for her mother's arm and rested her head on her

time since I leaned on my mom."

at her lips. "And it's been a long time since I've held you

let out a quiet sigh. "I used to think of you as my little girl. But in the

"Elora, have you ever blamed us? Your father and... we weren't able to help you. When your grandparents passed, everything fell on you. If we had been stronger, maybe you wouldn't have had to carry so much at such a young

paused, her voice heavy with regret. "I saw how tired

was take care of the

into the warmth of her mother's embrace. It reminded her of when

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