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See you on the red carpet

Author: Eden
last update Last Updated: 2025-05-20 16:29:25

Ring, Ring…..

The phone ringtone echoed in the air, pulling Benita from a thirty minutes power nap. She dabbed her hands around, searching for it on the oversized bed.

When she found it, she sat up, wiping the tiredness from her eyes.

Another invitation, this time from a nonprofit focused on maternal health. They wanted her to speak about her loss, to share her journey with other mothers.

They said her interview had touched people, had been honest and inspiring.

Benita groaned softly, blaming the gala announcement for this.

Benita glanced at the time on her screen.

2:40pm.

Cillian hadn’t called since she left, not once. Ben’s persistent messages had abruptly stopped.

She had no desire to step back into the spotlight, especially if it had to do with talking about her marriage and Gaby, but her mother insisted on this particularly event— called it “part of the healing.” So she had reluctantly agreed.

—A guest speaker at a conference for women who had lost children.

The hall was
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