When she still lived with her mother, her biggest dream was to escape her control and have a place of her own.
For the past few years, she’s been studying during the day and working late into the night, drawing to save enough money.
She was like a bird slowly gathering twigs to build her own nest. Piece by piece, she shaped her apartment the way she wanted it.
But now, reality was reminding her that the home she worked so hard to create was nothing more than someone else’s charity.
When Jack saw the sadness in her eyes, he didn’t say anything. He gently pulled Ruby into his arms and sat her down in the passenger seat. He also grabbed the painting, barely recognizable because of the rain.
The anger had faded, and Ruby was slowly calming down. Her mind was starting to clear. W
