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A breeze lifted the hem of Isabelle\u2019s veil. Daniel\u2019s jaw tightened. \u201cClaire\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMrs. Morris,\u201d Claire corrected, \u201cfor the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

A hush dropped over the courtyard, the kind that follows a glass shattering. It suited Claire. Silence had been her language for a long time\u2014silent mornings when Daniel left early, silent evenings when he came home late, silent hopes that the season would pass and the man she loved would look at her the way he used to.<\/p>\n

She looked at the car parked behind her, lacquered and gleaming. \u201cDo you recognize it?\u201d she asked quietly. \u201cThe first thing we built together. Well\u2014bought. I sold my grandmother\u2019s ring so you could make the down payment. You said it was a seed for our future.\u201d<\/p>\n

She hadn\u2019t planned to say that part, but it felt right to plant the truth where everyone could see it.<\/h3>\n

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A breeze lifted the hem of Isabelle\u2019s veil. Daniel\u2019s jaw tightened. \u201cClaire\u2014\u201d \u201cMrs. Morris,\u201d Claire corrected, \u201cfor the moment.\u201d A hush dropped over the courtyard, the kind that follows a glass shattering. It suited Claire. Silence had been her language for a long time\u2014silent mornings when Daniel left early, silent evenings when he came home…<\/p>\n

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