Elodie's POV
I was rubbing my temples, trying to figure out how to tell Liora I couldn't come, when she spoke again.
"Daddy's on a business trip, so it's just me and Sabina here. I'm so lonely, Mommy. Please come home soon?"
Dante was on a business trip?
I paused, my hand stilling against my forehead.
It shouldn't have mattered. I was going to divorce him anyway. His schedule, his whereabouts, none of it should've concerned me anymore.
But knowing he wouldn't be there… knowing I wouldn't have to see him, smell Sienna's perfume on his clothes, watch him look right through me…
It made the decision easier.
"Okay," I heard myself say. "I'll come back in a little while."
"Really? Yay! Thank you, Mommy!"
The joy in her voice made my chest ache.
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That night, I made Liora's favori
