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Chapter 227- You're Leaving

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The polished oak table stretched before me, scattered with blueprints, renderings, and neatly stacked folders. The room smelled faintly of ink, paper, and the bitter edge of the espresso cooling beside my hand. My team leaned forward in their chairs, voices bouncing back and forth as they discussed the playground design for one of our wealthiest clients.

A luxury playground.

Most men would scoff at the concept—slides, swings, and treehouses made of imported wood and custom steel—but to this client, money wasn’t an obstacle, and their children were their world.

And for some reason, I couldn’t stop thinking about that.

About children.

My children.

The thought came uninvited, but once it arrived, it rooted itself so firmly in my chest that I couldn’t push it away.

Emily.

I pictured her smile, the curve of her cheek when she laughed, the way her eyes softened when she was tired but still tried to stay strong for me. The idea of a little girl with her hair, her stubbornness, running throug
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