Alright—continuing smoothly.

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### **Chapter 124**

The call came on a quiet afternoon.

She was in the middle of folding laundry, sunlight spilling through the window, when her phone buzzed. She almost ignored it. Peace had made her selective about interruptions.

But when she saw the name, she paused.

Not his.

Someone else.

She answered cautiously. “Hello?”

“Hey… it’s me,” the voice said. “I hope this isn’t a bad time.”

It wasn’t someone from her past. ...