Lila Chen had long been defined by quiet sorrow. At just twenty-eight, she had already endured more loss than many face in a lifetime. When her parents died in a tragic accident during her late teens, the world she knew collapsed overnight. With no safety net and no guiding hand, she learned to survive on her own, navigating adulthood with a fragile sense of hope that seemed to fade a little more each year. Love, when it came, brought no comfort. Relationships ended in betrayal, leaving her more guarded and more alone. By the time she discovered she was pregnant,...
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