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Drawing a quiet breath to steady herself, Corrine forced a calm reply.

“I thought you were here for a tour?”

Before the moment could stretch any further, she seized the opening to slip out from under Nate’s arm.

The loss of her warmth left a strange emptiness in Nate’s chest.

Sliding one hand casually into his pocket, he nced around her room. It was just as he remembered—warm,fortable, but strangely impersonal.

For all that it was Corrine’s bedroom, there were no photographs, nothing to hint at her life or personality.

It was like she was just passing through—a traveler in a hotel room, ready to pack up and move on at any time.

Corrine settled onto the sofa, calmly lifting a ceramic mug to her lips. Her clear, observant eyes studied Nate as she took a small sip.fn925a ???s ??????? ?s ?????? ?? find?novel/fn925a

“So, any thoughts?” she asked lightly.

To her, a bedroom was just a ce to rest. She couldn’t quite grasp why Nate seemed so absorbed by it.

But then, he surprised her.

“Ever thought about leaving the Ford family home?”

The unexpected question threw her off bnce. The faint smile at the corner of her lips froze.

Her fingertips traced slowly along the rim of her mug, silence stretching between them.

“I’m just not sure when I’ll be shown the door.”

Nate’s brow furrowed at her words.

After a brief silence, Corrine drew a steady breath, her voice calm and detached, as if recounting someone else’s life rather than her own.

“After my mom passed away, it didn’t take long for Dewey to bring rissa into the house,” she began. “That was when I learned I had a half-sister, one born only a few months after me. Everything changed from that moment on. I was no longer the only daughter of the Hond family. My father was no longer just my father. Family dinners, vacations—they all went on in my absence. Excuses piled up. Reasons were given. I was sent away over and over again. For a time, I stayed with Dewey’s parents in the countryside. But after they passed, Dewey didn’t rush to bring me back. Instead, I was passed from ce to ce like baggage no one wanted to im. At first, people treated me well, and I clung to that warmth like it was all I had. But sooner orter, everyone found a reason to send me away. It felt like the world didn’t want me.”

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She quietlyughed, but it held no real amusement, only bitterness.

“In the end, I got used to it. I learned to read people clearly. Learned not to get attached. Learned to prepare myself to leave before I could be thrown out. It’s more dignified that way.”

When Carl brought her into the Ford family, Corrine had already steeled herself against disappointment.

She didn’t dare to expect permanence and was unsure of how long the warmth wouldst. Perhaps a week, maybe a month. Her instincts told her not to settle. As always, she was ready to be discarded.

Even after years with the Fords, even knowing her grandfather and uncles truly cared for her, a part of her never stopped bracing for the worst.

It wasn’t that Corrine refused to let them into her heart; she simply wanted to hold onto whatever dignity she could when the day came for her to leave.

Hearing her quiet confession, Nate felt something tighten in his throat, making it difficult to breathe.

The calm way she spoke, as though telling a story that didn’t belong to her, only made the weight of her experiences hit harder.

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