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After Grace was done with dinner, she placed everything on the kitchen table, and as she walked out and reached the door, the front door opened, and Noah walked into the house, his eyes connecting with hers immediately.

“Hey, you’re back early.” He said, and Grace just nodded, then she remembered Diana was at the backyard sipping the orange juice Grace had squeezed for her while waiting for Noah.

“Huh, your girlfriend is here, she’s waiting for you at the backyard.” She said, trying not to make a face as she said that.

Grace wasn’t sure what to think about the woman, but it was none of her business.

Noah’s expression shifted to confusion. “My girlfriend? What are you talking about?”

Grace hesitated before responding, “She said her name was Diana.” Was that what she called her name? She wasn’t sure, but the look on Noah’s face told her she got it right.

“Yes, Diana, she’s waiting for you at the backyard.” She repeated.

Instantly, Noah’s mood darkened. Diana, the woman who had broken hi