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I didn’t need another man. I needed to know I could survive on my own.
And I did.
By the time I hit 30, five years since my failed and short-lived marriage, I had my own cozy apartment, a job promotion I fought hard for with long hours at work, and a new silver SUV that I paid off myself.
My life wasn’t glamorous, but it was solid. And for once, I didn’t feel like I was living in someone else’s shadow.
I still saw my parents regularly.
I just worked around Chloe’s schedule. My mom quietly admitted that Chloe had changed; she was moody, demanding, and not as “shiny” as before. But I didn’t ask for details.
I didn’t want to know. I’d buried that chapter and moved on.
Or so I thought.
One random Tuesday changed everything.
Although I generally worked from home, I had to go into the office that day. I went in for quarterly reports, back-to-back meetings, and coffee that tasted like burnt paper.
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