Chapter 103 - 104
ELODIE’S POV~
I drove away from the equestrian club with no destination in mind.
Just... away.
The road stretched out in front of me, and it was all sun-dappled and winding, and I followed it without thinking. Left turn here. Right turn there. Does it matter? Not really. Anywhere was better than standing in that parking lot, pretending I wasn’t shattered.
Cara had plans today. Some date with a guy she’d been seeing, she’d mentioned it yesterday, all excited, with her cheeks flushed. I wasn’t about to interrupt that with my mess.
Johnny was probably working on something. He always was. The man lived and breathed that company.
I thought about going to my grandmother’s place. She’d welcome me with open arms, make tea, fuss over me the way she always did. But showing up without Liora? She’d ask questions. She’d worry. And honestly, I didn’t have the energy to explain why my daughter was currently riding horses with her father and the woman he actually loved while I drove around aimlessly like some pathetic ghost.
So I kept driving.
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The wetland park appeared on my left, almost out of nowhere.
I slowed down without meaning to.
The parking lot was dotted with cars, and beyond them, I could see families spread out across the green.