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Chapter 84: Chapter Eighty Four
The air in Eric’s study was stale and stuffy. For two days, he had buried himself there, a self-imposed exile from his own residence, from Delia. He was checking the ledgers of the last major shipment they had completed, his eyes scanning the numbers without really seeing them. His mind was elsewhere, stuck in that quiet kitchen, replaying her words over and over again. "I won’t be here for long, anyway."
A knock came on the door, but Eric didn’t look up from the meaningless columns of figures. "Come in," he said, his voice flat.
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