Chapter 18 - The Return
Two years later, Flora returned to the mansion.
Not because she wanted Isaac back.
Because the property now housed one of the foundation's private events.
The ballroom looked different.
The same chandeliers.
The same glass doors.
The same iron gates.
But Flora was different.
She walked through the room without fear.
A staff member approached.
“Everything is ready, Ms. Sterling.”
Flora nodded.
Then she noticed someone standing outside.
Isaac.
He didn't enter.
He waited near the gate.
Flora walked toward him.
“What are you doing here?”
“I heard about the foundation.”
She waited.
“I wanted to say thank you.”
“For what?”
“For finally telling me the truth.”
Flora almost smiled.
“I didn't tell you enough.”
“No.”
Isaac looked at the ground.
“I wasn't ready to hear it.”
He turned to leave.
Flora watched him go.
She didn't feel anger.
She felt nothing.
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And somehow, that was freedom.
👉 Isaac had once controlled her emotions; now he couldn't even make her angry.
