Chapter 70

"Do you know who it will be?”

“I don’t know.” I clenched my jaw so hard it ached.

I had my suspicions, but I didn't have proof. And that was the worst part. Every person I looked at felt like a target.

“Then we need to hurry,” she said suddenly, her voice turning firm again.

I frowned, looking back at her. “What?”

“We will have this dinner,” she said, standing up and smoothing her apron. “And we will have as many more as we can. We will spend every second together while we still have the time.”

I stared at her, my heart sinking. She wasn't fighting it. She was accepting it.

“Since we don't know who it will be, we won't waste a single second,” my mother said, her voice regaining its strength. “Our home is open. We will see each other as often as possible.”

I stood frozen for a moment. She was right. She was always right.

“Then let’s do it,” I said.

She smiled and picked up another potato as if n