Over the following days, the buyer agreed to cancel the purchase after Dereck returned his payment. We carefully checked the storage unit and recovered the remaining tools. I also discovered Dad’s old notebooks, photographs, and sketches hidden inside a cabinet.
Mom helped me organize everything. Meanwhile, Dereck apologized repeatedly, promising he’d never make another decision behind my back. But I couldn’t forget that he’d deliberately planned to destroy something precious while I was thousands of miles away. Eventually, I told him I needed space and asked him to stay elsewhere while I considered our future.
