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Drawing a quiet breath to steady herself, Corrine forced a calm reply.
“I thought you were here for a tour?”
Before the moment could stretch any further, she seized the opening to slip out from under Nate's arm.
The loss of her warmth left a strange emptiness in Nate's chest.
Sliding one hand casually into his pocket, he glanced around her room. It was just as he remembered—warm,
comfortable, but strangely impersonal.
For all that it was Corrine’s bedroom, there were no photographs, nothing to hint at her life or personality.
It was like she was just passing through—a traveler in a hotel room, ready to pack up and move on at any time.
Corrine settled onto the sofa, calmly lifting a ceramic mug to her lips. Her clear, observant eyes studied Nate as
she took a small sip.
“So, any thoughts?” she asked lightly.
To her, a bedroom was just a place to rest. She couldn’t quite grasp why Nate seemed so absorbed by it.
But then, he surprised her.
“Ever thought about leaving the Ford family home?”
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The unexpected question threw her off balance. The faint smile at the corner of her lips froze.
Her fingertips traced slowly along the rim of her mug, silence stretching between them.
“I'm just not sure when I'll be shown the door.”
Nate's brow furrowed at her words.
After a brief silence, Corrine drew a steady breath, her voice calm and detached, as if recounting someone else’s
life rather than her own.
“After my mom passed away, it didn’t take long for Dewey to bring Clarissa into the house,” she began. “That
was when | learned | had a half-sister, one born only a few months after me. Everything changed from that
moment on. | was no longer the only daughter of the Holland family. My father was no longer just my father.
Family dinners, vacations—they all went on in my absence. Excuses piled up. Reasons were given. | was sent
away over and over again. For a time, | stayed with Dewey's parents in the countryside. But after they passed,
Dewey didn’t rush to bringback. Instead, | was passed from place to place like baggage no one wanted to
claim. At first, people treatedwell, and | clung to that warmth like it was all | had. But sooner or later,
everyone found a reason to sendaway. It felt like the world didn’t want me.”
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She quietly laughed, but it held no real amusement, only bitterness.
“In the end, | got used to it. | learned to read people clearly. Learned not to get attached. Learned to prepare
myself to leave before | could be thrown out. It’s more dignified that way.”
When Carl brought her into the Ford family, Corrine had already steeled herself against disappointment.
She didn’t dare to expect permanence and was unsure of how long the warmth would last. Perhaps a week,
maybe a month. Her instincts told her not to settle. As always, she was ready to be discarded.
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Hearing her quiet confession, Nate felt something tighten in his throat, making it difficult to breathe.
The calm way she spoke, as though telling a story that didn’t belong to her, only made the weight of her
experiences hit harder.
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