my wife. Tomorrow is the anniversary of her passing.”
Lupita caught her breath, her eyes softening completely. “Oh, sir… I am so deeply sorry for your loss.” Shelooked at Lily with a genuine tenderness that no customer-service manual could ever teach. “Let me find you a proper crystal vase before you head upstairs. Those flowers shouldn’t be left to wither in a dark room.”
Patricia opened her mouth to say something, but Lupita was already walking toward the auxiliary supply room.
And Ethan, holding his sleeping daughter tightly, realized that