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Chapter 57

Author: Amorawinx
last update publish date: 2026-07-20 23:23:44

I couldn’t seem to concentrate. No matter how much I tried to focus on the painting in front of me, my mind kept drifting back to this morning.

I love you, Elara.

The words still sounded surreal to hear. I kept on replaying them in my head until I was smiling like an idiot.

I dipped my paintbrush into the gray paint before dragging it across the canvas. I paused when I realized what I did as I stepped back.

The color was completely wrong. I wasn’t
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