"Mary, how about I take you out for a stroll?"
Mary accepted Leanne’s arm to rise. “Let’s go. It's too crowded here, and the air’s gone stale.”
Dusk gently unfurled as the pair ventured into the garden.
The peonies, meticulously tended to, were in bloom, with the white Duchess variety budding plumply on their branches.
The living room air was subtly steeped in tranquility.
Curtis leisurely shed his coat, signaling for the house's most adept at concocting broths, Sarah, "Do we have any ginseng left?"
Sarah responded, “Yes, we do.”
Curtis then said, “Let’s make a broth for clearing the lungs then. Add some lily bulbs and coconut, and if we have oats or Solomon’s seal, throw that in too.”
Sarah busily agreed, stating, “Sir has been coughing lately, it’s really thoughtful of you, Mr. Curtis.”
“I’m making it for Leanne; her cough hasn’t improved. Dad’s coughing too?” Curtis' display of filial piety was blatant, “Well, might as well make some for him too.”
Maddox shot him a glance, “You’re so dutiful.”
Curtis settled into the sofa with an air of nonchalance, “As long as you know it.”
The Wright family trio sat in an awkward silence.
Claudine couldn’t hold back any longer. “Curtis, since you’re here today, give us a straight answer. You and Leanne, are you divorced or not?”
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