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Not Backing down

Author: Dara W
last update Last Updated: 2025-08-18 22:22:06

The sharp slam of the door echoed through the office, bouncing off the polished glass walls and making Elias lift his eyes from the document in his hand. He had barely signed two contracts when the sound of heels clicking furiously against the marble floor followed. His mother, stormed into the room without knocking, her elegant face twisted in fury.

Elias leaned back in his chair, a tired sigh escaping him. “What is it, Mother?”

Victoria didn’t answer at first. She slammed a thick file onto his desk with such force that the pen in his hand rolled away. The file burst open, spilling glossy photographs across the surface.

They scattered like falling leaves—photographs of him and Maya. Some were from their quiet coffee shop meetings, others from the Denovan estate where she had been seen beside her family, and one—most damning of all—captured the way Elias looked at her when he thought no one else was watching.

Elias froze. His jaw tightened, but he didn’t reach for the photos. His eye
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    Rebecca sat on her bed with her phone in her hand, staring at the screen as though it might suddenly light up with a message from Grandma Carter. For weeks, she had been used to the constant pings..small texts, reminders, instructions, little notes about what she should wear, what she should learn, how she should behave if she was to be the future wife of Elias Carter.But now, the silence was deafening.Not only had the messages stopped, but her parents had just received an official letter from the Carters’ lawyer. The words were cold, written in the clipped tone of formality: “The engagement between Elias Carter and Rebecca Tyler will no longer proceed. Please accept our regards.”Rebecca’s hand trembled as she re-read the line over and over again. No explanations. No reasons. Just rejection.Her mother paced the room, wringing her hands. “This is humiliating, Rebecca. The entire Tyler family was preparing for this marriage. We told our friends, our business partners, even extended

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    Maya sat in her room by the window, sketchbook open on her lap, but her pencil had not touched the page for a long while. Her mind kept drifting back to the dinner with the Carters, to the shock on Grandma Carter’s face when she had discovered the truth. That memory would not leave her, no matter how much she tried to push it away.Her phone suddenly rang, breaking her from her thoughts. She glanced down, expecting maybe a message from Colton or a call from her mother, but her heart skipped when she saw the name on the screen. Elias.She pressed the phone to her ear quickly.“Maya,” his voice came, calm but carrying a weight behind it. “Grandmother asked me to call you. She wants to see you.”Maya froze. “See me? At the Carter estate?”“Yes,” Elias said gently. “She… she might wants to apologize again. To make things right. I know she has hurt you before, but she insists this time is different.”Maya’s fingers tightened around the phone. A part of her wanted to refuse, to say she had

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  • Longing For My Ex-Wife   Silent Regrets

    The Carter family returned home after the dinner at the Denovan estate. The ride back had been silent, the kind of silence that pressed heavy on everyone’s chest. Even as the car rolled into the driveway of the Carter mansion, no one spoke. The air was full of thoughts they were too proud or too afraid to say aloud.When the driver opened the doors, everyone stepped out slowly. The great house loomed above them, tall and grand, yet it felt small compared to the shame they carried back with them.Grandma Carter was the first to enter. Her cane tapped hard against the marble floor, faster than usual, as if she wanted to escape from the eyes of her family. She had been humiliated at the Denovan estate, forced to hear with her own ears that Maya the girl she had mocked and insulted was not a maid at all. She was the lost daughter of the wealthiest family in the city.Her lips were pressed in a thin line. She said nothing to anyone as she went straight for the stairs. Catherine glanced at

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  • Longing For My Ex-Wife   The Dinner of Truth

    The Denovan estate carried a heavy air that evening. It was not the usual calm of family dinners. This time, there was a tension that could be felt in the walls, the steps of the servants, even in the silence of the halls. Everyone knew this was not an ordinary night.The servants moved quickly, polishing the floors, arranging flowers in tall vases, and setting the long dining table with silver plates and shining glasses. The smell of roasted meat, fresh bread, and soup filled the air, but even that could not cover the nervousness.Upstairs, Mrs. Denovan stood before her mirror. Her gown was elegant, her necklace simple but valuable. She checked her reflection again, even though she looked perfect. When her husband entered, she turned to him.“Are you ready?” she asked quietly.Mr. Denovan gave a small nod. His voice was calm, but his eyes showed the truth. “I am. But I know this dinner will not be easy.”She sighed softly. “No, it will not. But we must face it. For Maya.”At the othe

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