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Chapter 38: Celia 'Forgotten treasure'
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2026-09-02 19:00:00Eleanor found me in the sunroom with a small velvet box balanced carefully in both hands.
"I found something this morning," she said.
There was a faint smile on her face.
"Something that reminded me of you."
She set the box on the table between us.
My eyes fell to the velvet.
Something about it felt familiar.
"Eleanor?"
"Open i
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