She sat up straighter in bed, the room suddenly feeling brighter. A sense of clarity washed over her. She had been so lost in that messed-up marriage, she forgot who she was. Sylvester had never cared to know about her family, and honestly, she’d stopped talking about it. It was like she shut that part of her life away, buried under the weight of trying to make things work with someone who never really saw her.
Her fingers tapped the screen as she started typing a response.
“Sounds good, Mark. Let Dad know I’m on board. I’m ready for whatever comes next.”
She hit send before sinking back into the pillows, her thoughts spinning. The life she’d been living with Sylvester had distracted her from everything important, her family, her career, her future. She hadn’t even remembered the feelin
