Inside the box was a large framed photograph,several documents, and a small velvet folder. Max stared at the contents without saying a word. For a few seconds, the noise of the weddingreception seemed to disappear. The musiccontinued playing in the background, and guestswere still talking around us, but everyone standingnearby had turned their attention toward the box. Claire leaned closer. “What is that?” she asked. Max didn’t answer. Edward stood calmly beside me, his hands restingin his pockets. “Go ahead,” he said. “Take a look. I think you’llfind it interesting.” Max finally reached into the box and pulled outthe framed photograph. It showed a beautiful house with a wide driveway,a landscaped garden, and a large front porch. Irecognized it immediately. It was the house Max had always wanted. For years during our marriage, he had talkedabout owning a property like that. He used toshow me photographs of houses in theneighborhood, explaining how much better ourlives would be once we could afford somethingbigger. But we had never bought it. We had barely managed our mortgage paymentson our previous home, especially after the girlswere born. I looked at Edward, confused. “What does this have to do with Max?” Edward smiled slightly. “That’s a good question.” Max put the photograph down and picked up thedocuments. The first page contained a property listing.

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