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Chapter 818 - Chapter 818 Train

Ella glanced at Ross, then back at her husband. Her lips parted slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but no words came. 

What could she say? What could anyone say to make this less surreal?

Mario tried to give her a reassuring smile. It didn't quite land. 

He stepped over to her and placed a hand on her shoulder—gentle, lingering.

"Just call me if you need anything," he said, forcing the words past the tightness in his chest.

Then, without another word, he walked toward the hallway and disappeared. 

They had agreed not to do it in the master bedroom—it would've been too personal, too cruel. 

The guest room was neutral territory. Detached. Or so they hoped.

Thud.

The soft, final sound of the door closing echoed in the silence that followed. 

And then there were two.

Ross and Ella stood alone in the softly lit guest room. 

The walls were a muted beige, the lamp on the nightstand casting a golden glow over the simple bed with its folded-down white sheets. 

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