For the next five days, I lived exactly as before. I cooked dinner. I smiled when Ethan came home. I listened to Daniel talk about Clara’s health….

I stood in the middle of the school hallway, unable to move. Sofia’s small hand was still holding Lucas’s. Not mine. His. And for the first time…

After leaving the airport, I thought I would finally feel better. But I didn’t. The image of Trinh Minh Vien letting Ton Vu Manh sleep on his…

Ethan stood in the middle of the living room, staring at me as if he was seeing a stranger. “What does that mean?” I picked up my…

Adrián Shen stared at the empty patio for a long time. The mansion that once belonged to his family no longer looked like the place he remembered….

Ta Hoai Du looked at me as if he was waiting for me to laugh and admit that everything was just another one of my attempts to…

The next morning, at exactly nine o’clock, Ethan arrived at Sterling Industries expecting another negotiation. He thought I was angry. He thought I was trying to scare…

My fingers touched something cold and flat beneath the mattress. For a second, I thought it was just an old book or a forgotten piece of clothing….

Nobody understood what was happening. Daniel stood frozen near the pool area, staring at his father. The entire family had gathered around. His brother.Jane.The relatives who had…