Chapter 56
After finishing her meal, Serenity packed up the leftovers, the to-go container feeling surprisingly heavy with the secret she was finally ready to share. She hadn't visited the hospital in a week, having exhausted every excuse to avoid her father’s perceptive gaze. She knew him; one look into his eyes, and he would see right through any lie about the café.
The idea of telling him she was essentially a "life coach" for the very men who had cost her her livelihood felt like a bitter pill to swallow. In her mind, it had felt like a degradation. But after two weeks of seeing Evan and Leo absorb the lessons, and now learning they were working labor-intensive jobs, the embarrassment had begun to lift. The money was more than enough to cover her bills and, more importantly, keep him
