After the livestream ended, Faye quietly shook off Joshua and returned alone to the villa that had once held all her hopes.
Standing in the empty living room, she looked around at the cage that had once symbolized marriage and happiness. There was not a trace of attachment in her eyes. She turned decisively and lit the gasoline she had prepared long ago.
The moment the flames surged skyward, she picked up her few pieces of luggage and boarded the train to Sunrise City without looking back.
Sunrise City was where she had grown up.
After graduating from college, she had gone to Bastion City with a heart full of ambition, determined to carve out a place for herself.
In the end, her career had not taken off. Instead, she had been left covered in wounds from scheme after scheme, injury aft
