Chapter 9 - THE WOMAN WHO CALLED ME A CHARITY CASEYears later, I ran into Lexi.
It happened at a bookstore.
She looked completely different.
No designer dress.
No fake handbag.
No expensive jewelry.
She looked tired.
But peaceful.
She saw me.
Then smiled.
“Hi.”
“Hi.”
We stood awkwardly.
Finally she said:
“I owe you an apology.”
“You don't have to.”
“I do.”
She looked down.
“I was cruel to you.”
“Yes.”
“I was jealous.”
“I know.”
“I thought you were nobody.”
I smiled.
“You weren't the only one.”
She laughed softly.
Then her eyes filled with tears.
“You saved me.”
I frowned.
“How?”
“If you hadn't exposed Hunter, I'd probably still be trapped in his lies.”
I nodded.
“Then make something good out of what happened.”
She smiled.
“I am.”
She had started a small business.
She was doing well.
Not rich.
Not glamorous.
Just happy.
Before we left, she hugged me.
I hugged her back.
When I walked outside, Daniel was waiting.
“How did that go?”
“Strangely well.”
He smiled.
“Ready?”
I nodded.
We walked down the street.
And I realized something.
I no longer thought about Hunter every day.
Then every month.
Then every year.
Eventually, I stopped thinking about him at all.
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The man who once believed he controlled my future had become nothing more than a chapter in my past.
And that was the greatest revenge of all.
