Adrian couldn't move.

He stood in the middle of the living room staring at the screen, his hand still raised from what he had just done.

The footage didn't lie.

Every second of it was clear.

Vanessa had pushed the stroller.

Clara had saved Emma.

And he had sl@pped Clara for it.

"Adrian." Clara's voice was barely above a whisper.

She wasn't looking at him.

She was looking at the floor, one hand pressed against her cheek.

He took a step toward her.

"Clara, I—"

"Don't." She stepped back.

Just one step.

But it stopped him completely.

Vanessa hadn't moved either.

She was still standing near the staircase, her face unreadable.

Then slowly, something shifted in her expression.

Not guilt.

Something colder.

"You don't know the full story," Vanessa said quietly.

Olivia spun around.

"We all just watched it.

What full story?"

Vanessa's eyes moved to Adrian.

Not to Clara.

Not to Emma.

Straight to Adrian.

"Ask your husband," she said.

"Ask him why I've been in this house for the last three months.

Ask him what he promised me."

The room went completely still.

Clara finally looked up.

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