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Chapter 23: His Former Lover

Author: S.Wright
last update publish date: 2026-05-22 22:25:09

Emily POV

A WEEK LATER

I sat on the sunlit patio, finalizing the first phase of the advertising campaign for the resort. Spread across the table were sketches, mood boards, slogans, and target audience notes. I still couldn’t believe we were actually doing this — turning the abandoned building into something alive again.

It had been a week since the renovation officially began. The once-silent, decaying structure was now buzzing with life. Workers moved constantly across the site — hammers echo
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