After wrapping up all my business at the company, I took a long-deserved vacation.
My destination was the very city Ryan and I had promised to visit together before our wedding.
I used to think I always needed someone to accompany me, but now I realized that traveling alone was incredibly liberating and relaxing.
I redirected all the time, money, and patience I used to waste on him back into myself, feeling lighter in body and mind with each passing day.
Near the end of my trip, I received a frantic, furious call from Chloe.
Her voice was high-pitched and hysterical. "What did you do? Ryan is treating me like ice now, and he refuses to marry me! I'm carrying his child, but he's avoiding me at every turn. He won't help me get acting roles or fix my reputation! Are you the one pulling t
