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“My turkey. The one with sage stuffing your mother loved so much. Remember how she used to say it beat her grandmother’s recipe?”
The words lingered in the cozy air, blending with the sweet vanilla scent of Isabella’s designer candles.
His body language changed—subtle, but unmistakable. Like a man bracing himself.
“Dad,” he said quietly, “you won’t be able to spend Christmas here.”
The sentence landed like a punch to the chest.