Chapter 10 - A Life Reclaimed
One year later,
I was sitting in a cafe in Paris.
The air was cool.
The coffee was perfect.
I was there for a business meeting,
but I was also there for me.
I had expanded Apex into Europe.
The company was thriving.
But more importantly,
I was thriving.
I had met someone.
A man who didn't care about my title.
A man who listened.
We were taking it slow.
But for the first time in a long time,
I felt hopeful.
I looked at my phone.
No missed calls from Spencer.
No demands for money from Evelyn.
Just a text from my partner,
asking if I wanted to see the Louvre.
I smiled.
I had spent eight years in a gilded cage.
Now,
the whole world was my garden.
I stood up and left a generous tip.
I walked out into the streets of Paris.
The sun was shining.
The flowers were in bloom.
And I was exactly where I was supposed to be.
The wedding in the garden was a distant memory.
The real woman had finally arrived.
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And she was me.
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