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Reynolds estate shrink in the rearview mirror. I felt no

the quiet of the car a welcome spa

ad wanted to say for years, wo

. Exhilarating to finally break free from my chai

ome had long

of unread messages from Chlo

: "I'm fine. It's done.

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And I couldn't drag her into the complicated

penthouse. Instead, it pulled up i

at Rick,

ng instructed that you could stop here to handle any

his control again. He always se

o me by my mother, was where I had poured

out for me. "I'll be waiting out here. If yo

my key to unlock

The sweet scent of baked bread and cake

y to the counter in the dark, leaned agai

ars finally came

s crying for myself. For the naive Faye Matt

that Faye Mat

time, until all the grief and s

hts. The sudden brig

man with red, swollen eyes, but a

plashed my face with cold wa

k clothes I always kept at t

tter, and eggs. I needed to do something

t. Mixing, sifting, baking... every fam

lemon filled the bakery, my h

a cooling rack, then took off my ap

and placed one perf

suitcase and walked

y the car. He immediatel

he box. "This is for Mr. Sterling

e surprised, but nodded. "

n, heading toward an