Chapter 44 Forty Four

• Chapter 44 – The Name That Resurfaces
• That morning, the dining room felt heavy with tension. Breakfast was laid out on the large table, but the conversation floated aimlessly, as if no one was truly present. Reiner sat at the end of the table, eating his meal at a leisurely pace, though his mind was elsewhere. Every now and then, his gaze flickered toward his mother, Barbra, who wouldn’t stop bringing up Eva’s name. Reiner had had enough.
• Barbra spoke in a firm, persuasive tone.