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Chapter 21

Auteur: Flower Bunch
Things had settled down at the studio.

Elena continued shaping the clay in her hands, her movements mechanical, though the pressure she exerted turned her knuckles pale.

Calliope sat beside her, glancing at her from time to time with worry.

"Elena, are you really okay?" she carefully asked after a while, her eyes bright with concern. "You don't look too happy."

Elena's hands stilled as she forced a small smile. "I'm fine. Don't worry about me. Focus on your bowl."

Caspian quietly set a cup
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    Lucas stood by the floor-to-ceiling windows in his study, his knuckles tapping against the redwood desk. The photographs Jason had just delivered were spread across the surface, each one piercing his eyes like a blade.His voice was so low that it barely carried. "Are we sure it's her?""Absolutely."Jason wiped the sweat from his temple. "Mrs. Fischer opened a bookstore in Yewton, and it's doing well. These were taken last week."In the photo, Elena stood outside a bookstore called "Books by Elena".Sunlight filtered through the trees, scattering light across her shoulders. She wore a simple linen dress, and her hair was shorter than when she'd left.The moment the photo was taken, she was leaning down slightly, speaking to a little girl who looked to be about five or six years old.There was a softness in her face that Lucas hadn't seen in years.However, what caught his eye was the man standing beside her.He stood tall and lean. Behind his gold-rimmed glasses, his gaze was

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