calls, and Margaret's voice became a ghost on the other end of the phone. The decision weighed on Anna's heart

on, Liam. She could not let old wounds poison the life she was building.

s, and for a moment, everything felt perfect. But inside her chest, a question was heavily pressing on her: Would her

ave been quiet," he said. Anna hesitated, then sighed. "It is

ything wrong," he sai

r." Anna's voice broke slightly. "I just do no

Sometimes, loving someone means setting boundaries. It is n

of his presence ease the ache inside

sing her. Maybe it is about letting her choose. If she

heart. There was truth in them, but