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THE NEXT DAY, Claire arrived early at her former workplace, expecting a joyful return to work. However, her happiness vanished when she received devastating news.

“Ms. Claire! You’re back! How have you been?!” the guard greeted her cheerfully.

“I’m fine, Kuya. How about you? I was gone for a while, but I’m back now,” she replied with a smile, only to notice the sudden shift in his expression.

“You came back? Didn’t you know, Ms. Claire? There’s a new manager now—Ms. Kathy replaced you two days ago.”

Claire’s smile faded as if she had been punched in the gut. The realization that someone else had taken her job hit her hard.

She closed her eyes, remembering how she had left without proper notice.

“Ms. Kathy even mentioned—well, I overheard—that she was disappointed in you because of your sudden disappearance. They couldn’t find you for so long.”

Claire felt even weaker hearing those words. She knew Ms. Kathy was close to her mother, and now she had let her down too.

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