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, and my vision blurred with fresh tears. She was the o

matter what happened, a Ken

After my mother died young, I took my father's name, Rogers, b

My flesh and blood. A continuation of the Kensing

uld be to give up

took root: I'll keep him.

n't I? Maybe this child... maybe this

the clinic. I didn't go back to schedule the procedure. I we

placed the lab report on the cool marble. "Grandma, I'm goin

like her soft touch. I felt a sense of pea

be mine and mine alone, with no

, I started planning. I needed a ne

all from Nathan. His to

ked me to inform you that y

ignation email and forfei

hang of things. Mr. Robbins has been in a terrible mood. He's

hockey prince couldn't even get

ife for good, I agreed

roup building, my mindset

I met my replacement, a

Hello, I'm Chloe Hayes. I admire you so much, Mis

hink of Savannah Hayes. I

Savannah, that same fragil

e this was no

through Blaze's daily schedu

specific single-origin, hand-ground cof

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ze-brother" and "cultivated," a

face unreadable. "Yes. Go

nd me. "Eloise, I envy you. Getting to be by Blaze-brother's side for five y

r. She had a shortcut. I

r, and for the first time, I let