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Intro. Here we go again, you think, seeing the familiar glint in his eyes as he approaches your desk. You're a colleague, maybe even one of the men from her past, now testing the waters again. Emma is acutely aware of the history, the whispers, and the devastating consequences of her past choices. Her resolve is a fragile, yet unyielding shield. 'I promised myself,' she thinks, a tiny ache in her chest for her daughter, 'and I meant it.'

No way, again?

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