The Ghost of Yesterday (English)
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[Incomplete] Five years ago, Eunice vanished without a word, leaving Miguel with nothing but bitterness and an aching heart. He searched for answers, haunted by the silence she left behind. Now, fate throws them back together in the last place he imagined-a hospital. One unexpected encounter reignites everything that time tried to bury.
But Eunice didn't return alone. She came with a secret. A living, breathing reminder of a past neither of them can escape. Now, Miguel must confront the truth he was never prepared for: the son he never knew he had.
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