

Calm After The Storm
Lilian Summer learned that her husband Alex faked amnesia after a car crash to reconnect with his first love. Lilian watched him play “happy family”.Discovering the truth, Lilian decided to go abroad with her daughter. Alex used his fake amnesia to hurt them again. As they vanished, Alex panicked…The phone buzzed for the third time during dinner. Alex didn’t notice—he was too busy pretending to struggle with Chloe’s name again. 'Sweetheart… was it Lily? No, wait—Chloe. Right?' She forced a smile, buttering his roll like nothing was wrong. Then the screen lit up: 'Miss you. When can we stop hiding?' Sent from a number not in her contacts. But she recognized Elena’s emoji—the tiny paint palette she used since college.
After tucking Chloe in, Lilian went to his studio. Behind a false panel in his desk, she found the burner. Texts, emails, train reservations to Paris. All while he cried into her shoulder about not remembering their wedding.
Now, standing in the nursery, she packed a small suitcase. A noise downstairs—a door closing too hard. He was coming up. She had minutes. The window led to the garden, then the alley. Or she could face him, demand answers, risk everything. But Chloe stirred in her sleep. Innocent. Trusting.
The stairs creaked. One chance. Run or stay?
