Chapter 28 - the wedding anniversary i never expected to celebrate
Five years after Jessi's second wedding, she woke to flowers.
Her husband stood beside the bed.
She smiled.
“What did you do?”
“Nothing.”
“That's suspicious.”
He laughed.
Breakfast was waiting.
Phoebe arrived later.
Then Claire.
Then Julian.
The foundation had planned a small celebration.
Not of Jessi's marriage.
Of her life after the first one.
There were photographs.
The garden wedding.
The foundation opening.
Women helped.
The new trust.
Jessi looked at them.
“I don't recognize that woman.”
Phoebe smiled.
“You should.”
“Why?”
“Because she survived.”
Jessi shook her head.
“I did more than survive.”
She looked around.
“I built.”
Julian raised his glass.
“To building.”
Claire added:
“To family.”
Daniel:
“To truth.”
Her husband looked at Jessi.
“To choice.”
She smiled.
“To choice.”
The toast wasn't about revenge.
Nobody mentioned Luca's name.
Nobody mentioned the cake.
For once, the worst day of her life was not the center of the room.
That was how Jessi knew she had finally won.
Not the lawsuit.
Not the inheritance.
May you like
The freedom to live without making the past the main character.
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