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ns. There were no press, no Lancaster associates. Just Isolde, the priest, a

wasn't

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l white casket being lo

ocket. She ignored it. It

g it might be the hospital

ication. Belle Escobar ha

he Hamptons

ground, Kaiden was holding a set of miniature g

es you just need a mental

urned into her retinas. A mental health day. W

art of her that could sc

went

Isolde walked into Effie's room. It still smelled

gs. The drawings on the fridge.

Grayson walked in.He stopped in the

n telling you to clear out that clutter for months. We

ill, holding a

to him. "Sign

s it? Another bill for her specialists?

she said. Her

even read the header. He scrawled his signature-Grayson Lancast

e got that promotion to VP today. We're hosting a dinner tonight. Tell Mrs. Hi

signed papers. S

to the te

yson called out, already w

vening air. She had built a fire i

wedding album

hotos. She watched her own smiling face from

y bear. The one Effie

pped th

old

ors, a glass of water in his hand. H

ed, sliding the door open. "It

look at him. He

he said. "

chest, a tightness he couldn't explain. He rubbed his

t back

ned back to the fire. The bear

e the sink, and took down the bottle of prescription slee

d a glass

e she had been sleeping in for the las

st pill. Then the sec

ossing her hands

ie, she thought