Chapter 20

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Emily stood before the mirror, her reflection staring back at her with haunting familiarity. There was a sense of solace in the emptiness of the room, with only her and her despairing thoughts to keep her company. With a bitter smile, she reached out and traced the outline of her face in the mirror.

"I am exactly like my mom, wrecked - shattered," she murmured, her voice barely above a whisper. The words hung heavy in the air, a painful admission of the truth she had long tried to ignore. Tears welled up in her eyes, blurring the image of her reflection as they spilled down her cheeks.

How many times had she cried in this very room, surrounded by the echoes of her own despair? And yet, those tears didn't dry till now, sometime it confused her how can?

Emily stared into the abyss of her thoughts, How she wish to have a simple life, normal life a loving family however it might be a lot to request her.

In their relationship, there was no trust, no respect—only i