The Maya project: Olayemi's redemption.

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utside, the city buzzed with life-the ocean waves glittering under the sun-but Albert barely notic

aya. H

he t

as unlike anyone he had ever known-gentle, reserved, intelligent. Not like the gold-digger

e. Untouched by the sh

omething did

nored the small

ed questions abo

ept into her voice when

tos she sent him, as if care

arrassed about her modest life. That only made him want to prote

bts kept gn

d time she canceled a vid

claimed the intern

she said her litt

she simply didn'

a fool. His entire career had been built on detecting lies and weaknesses in others-he had crushed comp

lf willing-desperate-to believe in

ndow, staring down at th

being

ling with guilt. Ovie had been harsher with her lately, sending th

n that slum? Do you want to lose

hate

ed hers

and easy affection had started to fade, replaced with shorter replies and polit

es, telling him about her "dreams"-dreams she no longer believed she would

she wasn't ev

wn, Olayemi fear

r the

or th

nly bright spot. The only person who made her feel like she was more than her p

is desk after readin

ometimes I'm afraid I'm not enough for you. Sometim

s heart

Maybe she was just a

was so beautiful. Dark hair cascading down her shoulders, wide

to belie

eede

e in his head whi

always listened to that voice-no matter h

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