The second the court finalized its ruling and all the assets and property were legally mine, I brought Hazel to move in with me, built a whole new life far from my old stomping grounds, and severed every last messy, painful tie to my toxic past for good.
After two months of laying low and regrouping, I sent out applications for the design roles I'd dreamed of working in for years.
This had been my career goal ever since I was a teenager. But back then, I'd willingly set my career aside for the sake of our family, our kid, and Kian's comfort. I'd traded my sketchbook for a spatula, trapped within the four walls of my kitchen and buried under endless housework, wasting ten whole years of my life on those endless, mindless chores.
Now, with no one holding me back, I could finally live for
