Chapter 56: Sera’s Secret
The week after the board had finally agreed to consider Tiania’s hybrid proposal, the household settled in a rhythm that was tender and fragile. They were learning to breathe again after months of loss and change, and every small moment mattered, and the Sunday dinners continued, bedtime stories with Henessa, stolen kisses between Tiania and Henrick in the kitchen when they thought no one was watching.
But Sera moved through those days with a quiet unease.
She laughed when Edwin teased her, smiled when Henessa tugged her into a game, and listened when Tiania confided her latest challenges with the company. Yet, under it all, there was something unspoken pressing against her ribs, something she hadn’t yet found the courage to share.
And so it was no surprise that Tiania noticed first.
