THE DAUGHTER WHO BOUGHT THE HOUSE RETURNED WITH A SINGLE SUITCASE… AND DISCOVERED HER ROOM BELONGED TO SOMEONE ELSE

was already standing in the kitchen wearing black jeans, boots, and a gray coat. She had slept perhaps twenty minutes, but her eyes were steady. Elaine stood at the stove looking confused. George entered from the hallway, frowning. Robert appeared last, irritated and disheveled.

Victor knocked once before Mariana opened the door.

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