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Chapter 117: The Distance That Builds

last update publish date: 2026-03-20 20:40:22

The next morning didn’t come with butterflies.

No nervous anticipation.

No soft, lingering smile from the night before.

Instead—

It came with quiet.

The kind that didn’t comfort.

The kind that made you think.

---

Elena stood in her kitchen, staring at her phone again.

It had become a habit now.

One she didn’t like.

One she refused to name.

No messages.

No missed calls.

Nothing.

Her jaw tightened slightly.

“That’s fine,” she muttered.

More to herself than anything else.

She placed the phone face
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