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A Fateful Chance

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Deandra Burlington comes home from work with food for her younger sisters, then faces her mother’s demand for money. Her fierce attachment to the children makes family responsibility immediate. Later encounters bring unfamiliar comforts and romantic attention into a life already shaped by the needs of others.

About A Fateful Chance

The contrast between a crowded family home and the surprise of receiving flowers gives affection a material setting. Deandra’s reactions matter as much as the gifts themselves: care can mean providing a meal or learning to receive attention. Watch how her protective role influences what she expects from people who offer her something different.

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Read for Deandra’s changing experience of care, from supporting her sisters to navigating unfamiliar gestures of romantic attention.

This reading edition contains 72,190 words in 60 original sections. Read the text online with adjustable type and three colour themes, or keep a printable PDF.

Author: Author not credited. Language: English. Reading edition: 28 October 2026.

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Deandra's POV

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  1. Chapter 1: DEANDRA BURLINGTON7 min
  2. Chapter 2: BLOOD SISTERS5 min
  3. Chapter 3: BEHIND THE SCENES5 min
  4. Chapter 4: STARING DREAMS6 min
  5. Chapter 5: THE SAME THING TWICE6 min
  6. Chapter 6: A NEW LIFE5 min
  7. Chapter 7: LESS OF A TIME5 min
  8. Chapter 8: SOMEONE SPECIAL6 min
  9. Chapter 9: ENCOUNTERED SCENARIOS5 min
  10. Chapter 10: TIME FOR BEST OR WORSE6 min
  11. Chapter 11: CHANCED ACTIONS5 min
  12. Chapter 12: TWO-FACED MOMENT5 min
  13. Chapter 13: TWICE IN A ROW5 min
  14. Chapter 14: BIRTHDAY, FUNDAY5 min
  15. Chapter 15: LIFESAVER6 min
  16. Chapter 16: SAVING Deandra6 min
  17. Chapter 17: CLOSED DEAL5 min
  18. Chapter 18: NIGHT OF A LIFETIME6 min
  19. Chapter 19: CLUELESS WENCH5 min
  20. Chapter 20: NOTORIOUS HEART-BREAKER5 min
  21. Chapter 21: THE OTHER ONE5 min
  22. Chapter 22: USED TIMES7 min
  23. Chapter 23: JOB HUNTING5 min
  24. Chapter 24: A PROMISE IN PRINT5 min
  25. Chapter 25: DREAM CATCHER5 min
  26. Chapter 26: LIFE’S GOODNESS5 min
  27. Chapter 27: ROLL OVER!6 min
  28. Chapter 28: STABLE, ABLE6 min
  29. Chapter 29: REGRET OF A LIFETIME5 min
  30. Chapter 30: RAYS OF HOPE6 min
  31. Chapter 31: LOVE ME, PLEASE!5 min
  32. Chapter 32: LIFETIME BUDDY5 min
  33. Chapter 33: LOVESICK GIRLS5 min
  34. Chapter 34: STANDING ROGUE5 min
  35. Chapter 35: TYING THE KNOT6 min
  36. Chapter 36: WALTER BURLINTON-SWISS5 min
  37. Chapter 37: REMEMBERING THE PAST MEMOIRS6 min
  38. Chapter 38: WHAT’S BEHIND THE MASK?6 min
  39. Chapter 39: OUT OF LOVE5 min
  40. Chapter 40: A STRIFE’S BREATH5 min
  41. Chapter 41: OPTIMISTIC AND STATIC5 min
  42. Chapter 42: REVENGEFUL MOVE5 min
  43. Chapter 43: FEELINGS, DEALINGS5 min
  44. Chapter 44: A CHANCED MEETING5 min
  45. Chapter 45: LAST LOVE STANDING5 min
  46. Chapter 46: LIFE’S COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS6 min
  47. Chapter 47: FAT LIAR7 min
  48. Chapter 48: GOING OUT OF HER LIFE7 min
  49. Chapter 49: A FAITHFUL BETRAYER6 min
  50. Chapter 50: WHAT’S BEHIND THE TRUTH?6 min
  51. Chapter 51: PARTNERS IN CRIME5 min
  52. Chapter 52: INNER DEMONS5 min
  53. Chapter 53: PRIYA’S ASSUMPTIONS6 min
  54. Chapter 54: FEARFUL DESOLATION6 min
  55. Chapter 55: IN HIS OWN EYES6 min
  56. Chapter 56: HOVERING GAZE6 min
  57. Chapter 57: RUNNING FROM WHERE YOU ARE5 min
  58. Chapter 58: FRESH, NEW MOVE5 min
  59. Chapter 59: A FATHER’S LOVE5 min
  60. Chapter 60: EVER-AFTER WITH YOU AND FOREVER6 min

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