Tessa’s POV
This past week was incredibly challenging. The press conference was a disaster. It didn't happen as I had planned, and suddenly the whole world was talking about my credibility. I have been hesitant to visit the company and my clothes business in Korea is starting to feel the effects as well. So many things are going wrong at once, I feel the world is conspiring against me, and I don't know what to do next. I feel quite cut off and hopeless and increasingly difficult to keep an optimistic attitude.
Sophie burst into my room, her little feet pattering across the wooden floorboards. She launched herself into my arms with delight, her tiny body overflowing with joy. "Mummy!" she exclaimed merrily, with a giggle that lifted my heavy heart. I embraced her tightly, guilt washing o
