Chapter 15

Two years later, Claudia saw us at a charity lunch.
She approached Mark.
Ethan hid behind his leg.
Mark noticed immediately.
Good.
Claudia smiled.
“Ethan, you remember me?”
He did not answer.
Mark stepped slightly in front of him.
Not aggressive.
Protective.
“Please don’t approach him.”
Claudia looked offended.
Then at me.
I said nothing.
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Mark did not need my authority anymore.
He had finally found his own.