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Chapter 260: Ashes Fall Down
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Lila knew that listening in to such a private conversation was wrong, but she couldn’t help but lean in a little closer when she heard her name.
She heard the two men in her office, the two men in the photograph, discuss what she had done in the future, and their reasonings.
It felt like she was back on the school playground and overhearing people talk about her like she didn’t exist, like there was some other kind of idea of her that took her place whenever she was stood in front of them.
It was quicker and easier to lie and pretend that she was late for work, when she was actually a good five minutes early.
She didn’t stick around to hear the end of the conversation that was happening in her office, opting to begin the days baking and then lock herself inside of the shop where she wouldn’t have to make meaningful conversations with anyone.
Rolling up her sleeves and dusting the surface of her worktop with flour, Lila pulled out all the label
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