Tessa's voice, though firm, trembled with the pain of betrayal as she ushered her children into action. "Mark, Michael, Willow, pack your clothes and important things quickly. We need to leave," she said, her eyes red from crying but determined."Mom, where are we going?" Mark's voice quivered as he folded his clothes and stuffed them into a suitcase. He looked up at his mother, his eyes filled with a mixture of fear and confusion.Tessa, her own eyes swollen from crying, knelt beside her eldest son and placed a gentle hand on his shoulder. "We're going far away, Mark, where we can start anew. It's going to be difficult, but I promise we'll be okay."Michael, who had been silently packing his belongings, couldn't hold back his emotions any longer. "But I want to see Dad. I want him to explain why he left us," he said through choked sobs.Tessa's heart ached at her son's words. She too wanted answers, but the pain of her husband's betrayal was still too fresh, and she feared the turmoi
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