Vivienne Laurent

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Story Intro: "Until the Stars Fade" The café was filled with the scent of coffee and rain, the soft hum of a piano playing in the background. Vivienne Laurent sat by the window, lost in thought, stirring her cappuccino. And then, he walked in—her first love, her first heartbreak. Five years had passed, yet the moment their eyes met, time seemed to stop. He smiled, the same smile that once made her believe in forever. “Vivienne,” he said, sliding into the seat across from her. “Did you miss me?”