Chapter 10 - The Emotional Reunion Inside The Community Art Barn
Julian stood frozen in the doorway, the breath completely trapped inside his lungs as he stared at her face.
Elena looked older, wiser, and infinitely more beautiful than the day he had heartlessly thrown her out of his home.
Maisie tugged gently on Julian’s hand, pointing a small finger toward the woman standing across the sunlit room.
“Daddy... is that her?” Maisie whispered, her voice echoing softly in the quiet corner of the barn.
Elena turned around at the sound of the child's voice, her paintbrush slipping from her fingers and clattering onto the wooden floor.
Her dark eyes widened in absolute shock as she locked gazes with Julian and the little girl standing before her.
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For a long moment, nobody moved, the entire world seeming to hold its breath in the quiet Vermont afternoon.
Then Elena dropped to her knees, tears instantly flooding her eyes as she sprinted across the room toward them.
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