Chapter 16 - Six Months LaterSix months later, Elena stood in the kitchen of the same house, helping Noah with homework while Mia frosted cupcakes badly.
Music played.
Windows were open.
Peace lived there now.
Her friend Claire leaned against the counter.
“Do you hate him?”
Elena thought about it.
“No.”
“What then?”
Elena smiled faintly.
“I thank him.”
Claire raised an eyebrow.
“For cheating?”
Elena looked toward the staircase.
“For ending the marriage I was too loyal to leave.”
Upstairs, Mia laughed.
Noah yelled about fractions.
May you like
The house was loud again.
But honest this time.
