Chapter 56

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Steve and Emily arrived home, the tension between them hung heavy in the air like a dense fog. Without a word exchanged, Emily made a beeline for her room, her footsteps echoing down the hallway with a sense of finality. Steve watched her retreating figure, but didn’t say anything.

Steve knew she might have been disturbed because of the drama which happened at the party, Jennie proposed Axel was something not easy for Emily to grasp.

With a deep sigh, he lingered in the hallway for a moment, grappling with the myriad of emotions swirling within him. Steve eventually turned away, trudging wearily to his own room.

Restless and concerned, Steve called Emily's name several times with no response. Hastily, he made his way to her room, his footsteps echoing in the silent hallway.

To his surprise, Panic seized him, his heart racing as he considered the myriad of possibilities that raced through his mind. But before fear could fully take hold, a gut instinct led him to the kitc