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I immediately secured the business account and removed his access. When Evan called from the lake in panic, the full truth came out. It was one of the hardest conversations of my life, but I stood firm. The bakery stayed mine.<\/p>\n

In the months that followed, I created the Raymond Holt Community Kitchen Fund to help young bakers. The old shelves my husband built remain, new people are finding their place in the kitchen, and life slowly found a new rhythm. Some family wounds heal differently than we expect \u2014 and sometimes protecting what you love creates space for something even better.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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