It had been over two years since I gave birth to Ethan, and our life was quiet until one afternoon when everything changed. I was watching TV with Ethan playing by my feet when Rachel's face appeared on the screen. She was standing next to Mr. Luca at a gala for the mansion's charity, looking completely transformed. Her smile was wide, but her eyes were different, almost... content.
I froze, unable to process her glamorous appearance. This wasn’t the Rachel I remembered. I had always hoped she’d found a way out, a fresh start. But here she was, smiling and leaning against Luca’s side like she belonged there. She seemed happy, not at all like someone being forced.
I grabbed my phone, desperate to call her, to understand why she was back in that life. But as I dialed, I got a message sayin
