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Chapter-16. Shattered Hope

  • 4 May, 2025

""You think I won't love you because you're not the same girl I left behind?"

"How can you? I'm not even a shadow of who I used to be."

"Aadhira, I loved your soul, not your circumstances. That hasn't changed."

The courtroom buzzed with subdued whispers as the hearing commenced. Mrs. Aadhira Khurana sat poised behind the counsel's desk, her presence commanding the room. Her name carried weight—she wasn't just a skilled lawyer but a force to be reckoned with. The soft whir of her electronic wheelchair was the only sound as she adjusted her position, pressing the button on the armrest with a steady hand.

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