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Chapter 48
KATE plopped down on the sofa when she got home from the office. Now that she was alone again and inside that house, she could not help but feel the sadness and grief consuming her. Why did it have to happen? Why now when she and Jan were already making things work between them?
She buried her face in her palms and cried.
“Is it too much to ask to be happy?” she muttered in between her sobs.
“Kate…”
She raised her head and found her nanny now standing in front of her.
“You should’ve told me that you’re home already, so I—”
Kate held her nanny’s forearm and pulled her down. Nana Talia sat beside her and took her to her arms.
“Oh, dear…” Her nanny caressed her back. “I know this is hard. But you should stay strong.”
“I know, Nana… I must be strong for my baby and me….”
Her nanny moved away from a litt
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