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Emotional Victory

Penulis: Nova Chantal
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-12-29 17:16:56

CHAPTER 61

The fallout didn’t come loudly.

It didn’t explode the way Ivy always liked things to explode.

It arrived quietly.

In glances that lingered a second longer than before.

In voices that softened.

In doors that opened instead of closing.

The morning after felt… unfamiliar.

I stepped into the office and paused.

People looked up.

Not with suspicion.

Not with that subtle hesitation I’d grown used to.

They smiled.

One woman from finance nodded at me, genuinely. Another murmured, “Morning, Maya,” like it was the most natural thing in the world. No whispers trailing behind me. No sudden silences.

My chest tightened.

It shouldn’t have mattered this much.

But it did.

I walked to my desk slowly, afraid that if I moved too fast, the illusion would shatter. Like acceptance was fragile. Like it could be revoked if I breathed wrong.

Reign was already there.

Standing near the window, phone to his ear, posture relaxed in a way I hadn’t seen in weeks. No tension in his shoulders. No storm beh
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