He was proudly wearing an expensive diamond watch, all smiles as he wished Jessica a happy birthday.
To Thomas, I had always been nothing more than a tool to get back at his family. My sister’s life wasn’t even worth considering.
My father-in-law and he had grown distant and whenever they tried to talk, it would end in a fight after just a few words.
Years ago, he entered my room in the middle of the night, sweet-talking me into sleeping with him and afterward, he begged me to marry him—all part of his plan to sabotage my father-in-law’s intention to adopt me as his daughter.
In the end, he succeeded.
But I was the one who became trapped, desperately struggling in his hollow, elusive love.
At least now, it was still not too late to let go.
I was about to leave for interviews with several company HR departments, looking for a new job.
Amelia arrived just in time to stop me. She said, "Why work for someone else when you could be the boss of your own company?"
I thought it over carefully. After more than a decade of being controlled, I had long forgotten what true freedom even felt like.
I immediately agreed, "I’ll do it."