Letting out a slow breath.
Then, she grabbed her phone from the table and turned it on for the first time that day.
As the screen lit up, a notification from her calendar immediately popped up.
Shareholder Meeting – A Designs
Thursday | 10:00 AM
Her thumb hovered over the notification for a moment before she exhaled and tapped out a message.
Emily: I need to take a few days off. I won’t be attending the shareholder meeting.
A moment later, a reply came through.
Assistant: Understood. Should I reschedule any of your upcoming meetings?
Emily hesitated for only a second before responding.
Emily: No. Just handle things as needed. I’ll be unreachable for now.
She wasn’t going back.
Not to the company.
Not to Mike.
Not to any of it.
For the first time in years, she had truly let g
