They walk into the office hand in hand, and he carries her bag for her. Shelly is standing ready with their coffee as she used to do, and Alicia greets her with a friendly smile. She wasn’t really nice to the poor girl the first time they met.
Shelly follows them into Mr. Bartlett’s office where her soon-to-be in-laws are waiting for them.
Walking into the office this morning, she feels different than she did the first time after the kidnapping. She feels excited and happy to be back. She still feels scared sometimes, but she fights to keep her anxiety under control. She is not going to ever let any person take control of her life again.
Now that Liam has been found guilty of fraud, and the company is safe again. The Bartletts have decided that it’s time to hand over the reins. Noah st
