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Chapter 21: Almond croissant

Author: Ayo
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Bianca

The office felt different without him. It wasn’t something I ever admitted out loud not even to myself until now but Dean’s absence last week was like taking the melody out of a song I didn’t realize I knew by heart. Things still functioned, sure. Deadlines were met, meetings were held, the coffee machine sputtered its usual war cry. But something was...off. And that something had blue eyes, a habit of raising one brow when he was amused, and a laugh that always caught me off guard.

I didn’t miss him.

Okay, maybe I did. A little. Maybe more than a little.

My heels clicked softly as I walked into my section of the office, shoulders back and ready to start the week. But the moment I reached my desk, I froze.

There, waiting neatly in the center of my workspace, was a small paper bag from my favorite pastry shop. Tucked into the handle was a sticky note with clean, familiar handwriting.

Does this count as a second apology – D.A.

My lips twitched before I could help it. I open
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