After the event, he tried to approach her.
“Claire,” he stammered, “I didn’t know you would… I never thought you could—”
She stopped him with a calm smile. “No, Michael. You never thought I would. But I did. And I will keep doing it—for him, for me, for the life I deserve.”
Her gaze drifted to Oliver, who giggled in Daniel’s arms. The picture of love, family, and second chances.
Michael’s throat tightened. He had once believed Claire’s fragility made her unworthy of the future he wanted. Now he saw the truth: she had always been stronger than him.
As she walked away, hand in hand with the family she had built, Michael knew regret would be his lifelong companion.
But Claire never looked back.
She had already turned the page.
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