The airplane pierced through the thick clouds, and sunlight streamed into the cabin.
I raised a hand to shield my eyes, feeling nothing but emptiness inside.
All those memories filled with betrayal and humiliation, along with that snapped SIM card, were left behind thirty thousand feet below.
Finally, the world was quiet.
I settled down far from them. Far away from every familiar face and voice.
Using the funds from my overseas accounts, I acquired a nearly bankrupt tech company.
It was the final escape route I had prepared for myself.
I worked day and night, analyzing data, optimizing algorithms, and traveling from city to city to meet investors.
The empire I had once helped build for Damien and the Lockwood family—I would now rebuild a new world for myself.
Occasionally, I would
