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With a stern expression, I followed them, trying not to dwell on the matter too much since I knew she was entirely right; Jack belonged to her, even if he had been won through trickery.

They were a family, and I was just trespassing into forbidden territory.

Cody and Lucila devoured their ice cream in a matter of minutes, as neither I nor Victoria dared to have one.

We said our goodbyes upon leaving the place when Victoria announced that her driver would pick them up there. Lucila, a bit downcast, bid Cody farewell with a tight hug, which he reciprocated with a pained expression. Together, we decided to head back to the hospital.

"I swear I've seen that woman somewhere else," grumbled Cody, the moment we stood next to his motorcycle parked in the hospital's parking lot.

"That's impossible," I chuckled at how absurd that sounded, but he had insisted on it almost the entire way.

"You'll see. When I remember, you'll be so surprised that you'll have to eat everything I cook from now unti