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When It All Falls Apart

Author: Dara W
last update Last Updated: 2025-06-05 20:23:50

Maya sat alone on a park bench near her closed boutique, her eyes still red from crying. Her studio was gone—just like that. The place she had poured her heart into, where she had started over after the divorce, was now an empty shell. All her beautiful gowns and sketches were packed away in boxes, some damaged, some lost.

She had fought so hard to rebuild her life. For a while, it felt like things were finally looking up. New clients had started coming in. Elias’s grandmother had supported her. She had been invited to an important banquet. And for once, she had felt proud of herself again.

But now… everything had come crashing down.

Her phone buzzed in her hand. She didn’t want to answer it, but when she glanced at the screen, the name made her freeze.

Daniel.

For a moment, she thought about ignoring the call. She didn’t want to hear his voice. But something told her to answer.

With a shaky breath, she pressed the phone to her ear. “What do you want, Daniel?”

He chuckled on the other
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