Chapter 292. The Unexpected Visitor

She flashes him a small smile in return. “I’ll try.”

The drive home is uneventful, but her mind races with thoughts and plans. The closer she gets to her house, the more her anxiety grows.

There’s something about returning home that always brings everything crashing down on her.

It’s like the walls themselves hold all the memories, all the pain and anger, and they press in on her the moment she steps through the door.

When she finally arrives, she takes a deep breath before entering, trying to steel herself against the onslaught of emotions she knows is coming.

Inside, the house is quiet, almost eerily so. She walks through the familiar rooms, the silence amplifying the thoughts swirling in her head.

She sinks down onto the couch, trying to organize her thoughts, to make sense of the chaos in her mind.

She thinks back to everything that’s happened—the betrayal, the pain, the anger that still simmers just beneath the surface. She’s been throu