Chapter 139. Not Same Anymore

Isabel’s POV

I barely make it through the door before my mother rushes toward me, her heels clacking against the floor.

“Claire, dear, what happened?” she asks, worry laced in every word.

She doesn’t wait for an answer. Her hands gently guide me to the couch, pressing me down to sit as though I might shatter if left standing.

I stay still.

My body might be here, but my mind keeps flicking back to Cynthia’s words earlier—family secrets.

What could she be referring to?

Is this one of her usual mind games?

She knows exactly how deeply things like this get to me. And that’s what makes it worse. Is she just toying with me again? Or… is there actually something I don’t know?

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