Chapter 397

Every time she bought something, the same thought came back. Jabco should have been here. He should have been standing beside her, awkward and quiet, pretending not to care but secretly touching the clothes too. He should have argued about colors. He should have worried about money even though he didn’t need to. He should have placed his hand on her belly and smiled that rare, soft smile meant only for her. But that version of life no longer existed. Her chest tightened. After Kyndly left that day, everything had fallen apart so fast she barely understood it herself. She hadn’t planned to leave. She hadn’t packed dreams or goodbye letters. She had just… walked away. Maybe she had been running. Maybe she had been protecting herself. She knew Jabco would look for her. That was exactly why she erased herself. She left no trace. Changed numbers. Cut people off. Even her own mother. The day she heard Jabco had gone to her mother asking about her, something inside her broke quietly. She coul