"Reconciled with Meredith?"

Samuel’s voice broke the silence in the car, calm but unmistakably probing. His eyes flicked to the rearview mirror, where Meredith's solitary figure was still visible, standing motionless under the hospital's lights.

"No," Nora replied softly, her tone resolute.

"He came back because of you, didn’t he?" Samuel asked, his voice steady as he turned the car smoothly around a corner. His hands moved with practiced ease ...