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“I’m not insisting Janet must marry into our family. She’s your daughter, but she’s like my own too. All I want is her happiness.”
“If Roger can’t let go and chooses to stay devoted to her forever, that’s his decision. I won’t interfere.”
Rachel felt warmth spread through her as she patted Stephanie’s hand.
The longer Janet studied psychology,
the more confused she became.
She could help others untangle their mental knots,
yet remained powerless to solve her own.
Janet knew her sister’s death had always been her deepest wound.
But now she and Rachel had completed the official deregistration.
Reopening old wounds back home would inevitably alert Justin.
She’d worked so hard to bring Rachel abroad.
Janet considered facing it alone-
but couldn’t bear leaving Rachel utterly alone in this world.
The thought would shatter her.
The weight grew heavier with each passing thought.
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Glass after glass emptied, another bottle gone.
She poured once more-
only for Roger to materialize and effortlessly snatch it away.
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Seeing him, Janet’s first instinct was guilt, then a defensive, raised voice:
“Can’t I have a few drinks occasionally?”
“Of course you can.
Roger settled beside her, draining the glass in one gulp. “I’m not here to stop you.”
“Drinking alone’s depressing. I’ll keep you company.
Janet eyed him in surprise. “Why say this today?”
Roger’s dark lashes lowered, shadowing his eyes.
“After all this time together, I know you.”
“You wouldn’t drown your sorrows unless something truly unsolvable haunted you.”
“How much longer will you bury it, Janet?”
Janet rested her head on her knees, nose stinging suddenly.
“I… sometimes dream of my sister.”
“See her in that final moment… hear her demanding why I never brought the guilty to justice.”
“But I’m scared.”
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“This peace… Mom and I fought so hard for it.
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“I’m with you.” Roger grasped her hand, resolve hardening in his gaze. “If you want justice, pursue it. Rachel would stand by you.”
“And so will I. Through thick and thin–I’ll be right beside you.”
Justin had searched for Janet like a madman for three years.
Business neglected.
Home abandoned.
Every corner of the globe scoured.
Each night, sleeping pills fueled desperate dreams of finding her-
only for dawn to bring fresh despair.
This relentless cycle fractured Justin’s mind.
One night, a sharp gust startled him awake-
discovering himself balanced on a balcony ledge,
dozens of stories above ground.
He’d almost jumped without realizing.
Life without Janet was agony.
But Justin refused to die.
Qnly by living could he hope to see her again.
Justin tapped into his last connections to find a top psychotherapist.
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He went to great lengths to get there and queued all day.
Watching the sunset, Justin couldn’t help but laugh at himself.
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