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CHAPTER 56
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2026-04-13 22:24:01
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JAYShe ended the call and looked up at me. “I’ll call him later.”Nothing had changed about Maya, same eyes, and softness, the kind that made you forget everything else for a second. If time could pause, I would leave it right here, just us, no complications, no past, or future.“Come and show me the kitchen,” she said, already getting up. “I need to make food for my daughter before she wakes up.”“Yes, boss.”I led the way, watching her from the corner of my eye. The apron was hanging right where it always was. She grabbed one, and without thinking, I grabbed the other.“What are you doing?” she asked, narrowing her eyes at me.“Helping a gorgeous woman in the kitchen. Your assistant chef is here, ready to take orders.”I gave a small bow, copying the way chefs greet in restaurants. She burst out laughing, the sound filling the space in a way that made me smile as well. I have missed seeing her laugh this hard.“I just want to make something she’ll like,” she said, still smiling.“A
One Year To Lose You CHAPTER 75
MAYA“Princess, mummy has somewhere very important to be tonight, maybe some other day, okay,” Jay said on my behalf.“More important than me?” she asked immediately. “You said I am the most important person in the world.”I blinked, surprised at how quickly her mood shifted. The smile that had been lighting up her face disappeared, replaced with a moody face. It felt like a pinch in my chest.“Of course you are,” I said quickly, reaching out to touch her cheeks. They were soft and fluffy. “Of course you are. You know what, mummy will cancel everything because you are the most important person in the world.”“Yes!”She jumped excitedly, grabbing my hands. We started playing with her toys, most of which I had brought for her. She showed me everything with so much enthusiasm, explaining each toy. I listened, nodding, laughing when she laughed.My heart felt full in a way I couldn’t explain.I had imagined this moment so many times. Quietly, secretly. But I never thought it would come li
One Year To Lose You CHAPTER 74
MAYA“Tell me, Maya. Is that why you told me you’re not ready? I saw the way you looked at him. You have never looked at me like that. Tell me, do you still love him?”I looked away immediately.It wasn’t that I didn’t have an answer. It was that I didn’t trust myself to say it out loud. Seeing Jay again after all these years had affected me. I had buried carefully, something I had convinced myself no longer existed. “I’m tired,” I said instead, “I can’t do this right now. Work on your insecurities. I am getting married to you, not him.”John stepped outside, running his hands through his hair in frustration. I watched him go, feeling a dull ache settle in my chest. He didn’t deserve this confusion, this version of me that kept slipping away from him at the slightest trigger. John is a good man. He has always been a good man. And I will not do to him what I did to Ray.I haven’t forgiven myself for that.I walked back into the room slowly and reached for my purse on the makeup table.
One Year To Lose You CHAPTER 73
MAYA“I really do love you. Unfortunately, I found out how much I do when you already slipped through my hands.”My heart was palpitating. It started beating too fast, trying to remind me of something I had worked so hard to bury.I stood up almost immediately, needing distance.“Thank you, Jay,” I said quickly, forcing my voice to remain steady. “I will see you some other time.”John was already close. I didn’t dare look back.I followed him out to the car; my chest was still tight, my thoughts were all over the place.“Are you okay?” John asked as he opened the door for me.I nodded, but even that felt like too much effort.“You’ve been swallowing hard,” he added, leaning in to help me fasten my seatbelt.I had been struggling with it for a while. My fingers refused to cooperate, trembling slightly like they had a mind of their own.“Yes, I’m fine,” I said. “It’s just that everything feels surreal. Walking back into my old life like this.”He started the engine.“That isn’t your li
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JAYThis is my Maya. My eyes are not playing tricks on me.Her reaction confirmed it just as much as mine did. She looked frozen, like she had seen a ghost. Her fingers tightened around her clutch, the same habit she has always had whenever she is nervous. Some things never change.“You know my soon-to-be daughter-in-law?” Austin asked, clearly pleased.His words echoed in my head, daughter-in-law.My eyes dropped slowly to her hand, and there it was. The diamond ring, sitting perfectly on her finger, shining under the lights, Maya is engaged.“I am sure they do,” Austin’s son said quickly.He stepped forward and shook my hand; his grip was firm. He tapped my shoulder lightly and leaned closer, his voice low enough for only me to hear.“Please, play along. I don’t want my father to know the whole story.”I didn’t even know what story he was referring to.Everything in my head was already spinning.How I managed to sit down at that table, I have no idea. My body was there, but my mind
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JAY“Maya, where are you? My eyes are closed, I can’t see you.”I had to hold myself back from laughing.My daughter and I were playing hide-and-seek, and she was terrible at hiding. I could clearly see her tiny legs sticking out from under the table, but I pretended not to notice.“Where are you, my child?” I called again, turning in the opposite direction.I walked past her hiding spot deliberately, giving her the illusion that she had outsmarted me.A second later, she burst out from under the table and ran straight into me.“Dada, I am here!”“Oh no,” I said, scooping her up. “You won. I couldn’t find you.”She giggled loudly as I tickled her, her laughter filling the room in a way that made everything else fade.My daughter is three, but sometimes she behaves like she is six. The doctor said she is developing faster than expected. She speaks clearly, understands everything, and asks questions that make you pause before answering.She is brilliant. She took after her mother in tha
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