At Dominic Hawthorne’s crowded memorial charity concert, housemaid Cora approached the head table carrying water but stopped when she reached him.
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Chapter 13
Cora remained at the mansion.
Her role changed naturally.
Lily trusted her.
Not because Cora found her.
Because Cora never forced closeness afterward.
She brought water.
Books.
Food.
Knocked.
Waited.
Small things.
One evening Lily asked:
“Did you save me?”
Cora shook her head.
“I heard you.”
Lily frowned.
“That saved me.”
Cora cried.
May you like
I left the room.
Some moments belong to other people.
